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Healthcare Data and Statistics

2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
The NSSRN samples and estimates the characteristics of registered nurses in the workforce. The information from these surveys helps us evaluate trends and projections of the future supply of nursing resources.
Healthy People 2030 Data
Hospital Safety Rating
The Los Angeles Times recently published an interactive map with patient safety ratings for 250 California hospitals, based on data analysis by Leapfrog Group, an employer-backed nonprofit that tracks health care quality, http://graphics.latimes.com/california-hospital-scores/.
Fall 2014 hospital safety scores for hospitals in other states are available from the Leapfrog web site, http://www.hospitalsafetyscore.org/.
National Health Workforce Data
National Nursing Workforce Survey Data
The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) within HRSA conducts surveys and provides data on the supply, use, access, need, and demand for health workers. Data for two surveys on the nursing workforce are currently available.
America's Health Rankings

RAND State Statistics This link opens in a new window California economic and public policy issues including a wide range of statistics on various topics from industry employment to housing prices.
RAND's research on California and its communities spans a wide analytical range, from health, education, and justice issues to military, security, and transportation.