Hospital discharge data
| Submitted | June 8, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Aarushi Sahejpal
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
Complete hospital discharge data for Pennsylvania surrounding all of the following procedures - Amputations, Endovascular procedures (therapeutic) and/or Open bypass surgery -- specifically relating to Type II diabetes and/or Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) broken down by hospital name, gender, race, total charges, total costs, address and zip code.
I request this data be separated by year between 2017 and 2022, or the last available data.
The excel, csv, or pdf file could look as follows:
Procedure, hospital name, year, gender, race, total charges, total costs, address, zip code.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Aarushi Sahejpal
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
The Department of Health's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office has received your correspondence. Requests for records will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the RTKL, 65 P.S.§§67.101, et seq.
Requests received by this account after regular business hours (5 pm) or when the Office is otherwise closed pursuant to Management Directive 530.17 will be marked as received on the next business day.
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Good afternoon,
Please find attached the Pennsylvania Department of Health's final response to your RTKL-MSC-119-2023 request.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Danica Hoppes | Legal Administrative Officer
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Office of Legal Counsel
Room 825 | Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-2500
Fax: 717-705-6042
www.health.pa.gov<http://www.health.pa.gov/>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 8, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Good morning,
Please see the below email chain. I sent the Department of Health's final response on the 14th of June. I am attaching for reference.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions,
Danica Hoppes | Legal Administrative Officer
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Office of Legal Counsel
Room 825 | Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-2500
Fax: 717-705-6042
www.health.pa.gov<http://www.health.pa.gov/>
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION
The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended receipient is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers. Unintended transmissions shall not constitute waiver of the attorney-client or any other privilege.
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~WRD0000
From: Aarushi Sahejpal
Hi,
Thank you for your response. Is this letter confirming that you do not have the records or that this request was guided to the wrong agency?
Best,
Aarushi
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
That we do not have records and referring you to the appropriate agency.
Thank you,
Danica Hoppes | Legal Administrative Officer
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Office of Legal Counsel
Room 825 | Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-2500
Fax: 717-705-6042
www.health.pa.gov<http://www.health.pa.gov/>
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION
The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended receipient is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers. Unintended transmissions shall not constitute waiver of the attorney-client or any other privilege.
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~WRD0002