Preferred Language Spoken in California Healthcare Facilities
The dataset contains combined counts for hospital discharges, emergency room encounters, and ambulatory surgeries by preferred language spoken at each facility. The nearly 100 languages collected in the patient-level data were combined into eight geographical or cultural groups: English Language, Spanish Language, Asian/Pacific Islander Languages, Middle Eastern Languages, European Languages, African Languages, Latin American Languages, Native American Languages, and Sign Language. See the Preferred Language Spoken Language List below to see the exact separation of languages.
Resources
4 resources available
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Language List - Preferred Language Spoken
XLSX -
Data Dictionary - Preferred Language Spoken
XLSX -
All resource data
ZIP -
Preferred Language Spoken in California Healthcare Facilities 2024 dataset
CSV
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Department of Health Care Access and Information, Healthcare Analytics Branch",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:dataandreports@hcai.ca.gov"
}
|
| description | The dataset contains combined counts for hospital discharges, emergency room encounters, and ambulatory surgeries by preferred language spoken at each facility. The nearly 100 languages collected in the patient-level data were combined into eight geographical or cultural groups: English Language, Spanish Language, Asian/Pacific Islander Languages, Middle Eastern Languages, European Languages, African Languages, Latin American Languages, Native American Languages, and Sign Language. See the Preferred Language Spoken Language List below to see the exact separation of languages. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | 4384887e-c452-426b-a3aa-89e02cc7d3c6 |
| issued | 2022-06-17T16:20:20.847419 |
| keyword |
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"ambulatory surgery",
"department of health care access and information",
"emergency department visits",
"hcai",
"inpatient hospitalizations",
"language",
"preferred language spoken"
]
|
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2026-03-26T15:52:20.221628 |
| publisher |
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|
| theme |
[
"Health and Human Services"
]
|
| title | Preferred Language Spoken in California Healthcare Facilities |
