Diabetes-Related Hospital Admissions - Buncombe Total (comparisons)
Current Value
246
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Data Description & Source
Description: This is the total number of Buncombe County residents who have been admitted into Mission Hospital with a diabetes-related complication as their primary complaint (based on Mission's fiscal year).
Source: Mission Health
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Story Behind the Curve
This is another indicator that measures successful diabetes maintenance in our community--please see the notes in the DIABETES MORTALITY indicator for details about the "story behind the curve," what the community is currently doing to improve diabetes self-management, what actions the CHIP Work Group is working on, etc.