Healthcare Patient Acuity Levels
This dataset provides simulated hospital patient admission records with detailed acuity scores and categorical labels, supporting advanced triage modeling and resource planning. It includes patient demographics, diagnoses, admission details, and outcome data, making it ideal for healthcare analytics, operational optimization, and predictive modeling of patient care needs.
Sample rows
preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 16 columns| patient_idstring | acuity_levelstring | resource_needs_scorefloat | secondary_diagnosis_codesstring | admission_idstring | admission_datetimedatetime | discharge_datetimedatetime | ageinteger | genderstring | primary_diagnosis_codestring | acuity_scorefloat | triage_categorystring | departmentstring | attending_physician_idstring | length_of_stay_daysfloat | outcomestring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT0001 | low | 2.3 | blank | ADM0001 | 2022-03-07T11:23:00Z | 2022-03-09T14:21:00Z | 0 | female | P07.3 | 1.4 | non-urgent | Neonatal | PHY011 | 2.1 | recovered |
| PAT0002 | moderate | 4.1 | blank | ADM0002 | 2021-12-15T08:42:00Z | 2021-12-19T15:10:00Z | 13 | male | J45.2 | 3.1 | urgent | Pediatrics | PHY007 | 4.3 | recovered |
| PAT0003 | high | 44.6 | E11.9 | ADM0003 | 2023-04-21T20:03:00Z | 2023-04-22T13:00:00Z | 87 | female | I50.9 | 19.8 | urgent | Geriatrics | blank | 0.7 | recovered |
| PAT0004 | moderate | 2.7 | blank | ADM0004 | 2024-01-10T03:15:00Z | blank | 54 | female | F32.1 | 6.3 | unknown | Psychiatry | blank | blank | ongoing care |
| PAT0005 | moderate | 3.6 | blank | ADM0005 | 2022-08-25T16:47:00Z | 2022-08-28T10:00:00Z | 24 | other | E11.65 | 3.7 | urgent | Endocrinology | PHY003 | 2.7 | recovered |
| PAT0006 | critical | 90.8 | I10 | ADM0006 | 2022-05-12T09:37:00Z | blank | 118 | unknown | J44.0 | 21.3 | emergent | ICU | PHY001 | blank | ongoing care |
| PAT0007 | high | 8.3 | I12.9 | ADM0007 | 2023-07-02T19:19:00Z | 2023-07-08T12:00:00Z | 64 | male | N18.5 | 10.2 | urgent | Nephrology | PHY012 | 5.7 | recovered |
| PAT0008 | low | 2.2 | blank | ADM0008 | 2021-11-03T06:51:00Z | 2021-11-03T16:45:00Z | 0 | female | P22.0 | 2.1 | non-urgent | Neonatal | PHY015 | 0.4 | recovered |
| PAT0009 | critical | 112.3 | E11.9 | ADM0009 | 2023-03-14T14:20:00Z | blank | 92 | male | I63.9 | 24.6 | emergent | ICU | PHY002 | blank | unknown |
| PAT0010 | moderate | 4.7 | blank | ADM0010 | 2022-06-18T21:44:00Z | 2022-06-20T12:16:00Z | 19 | female | J18.9 | 4.4 | urgent | Pulmonology | PHY008 | 1.6 | recovered |
| PAT0011 | high | 18.6 | blank | ADM0011 | 2022-09-09T13:34:00Z | 2022-09-09T20:18:00Z | 84 | unknown | J44.1 | 8.8 | urgent | Geriatrics | blank | 0.3 | recovered |
| PAT0012 | moderate | 4.1 | blank | ADM0012 | 2023-05-22T11:09:00Z | 2023-05-24T18:00:00Z | 36 | male | E78.2 | 6.8 | urgent | Endocrinology | PHY016 | 2.3 | recovered |
| PAT0013 | low | 3 | blank | ADM0013 | 2021-08-02T17:27:00Z | blank | 15 | male | F84.0 | 2.3 | unknown | Pediatrics | PHY013 | blank | ongoing care |
| PAT0014 | high | 7.7 | I10 | ADM0014 | 2021-02-13T10:45:00Z | 2021-02-15T09:30:00Z | 51 | female | E11.22 | 9.5 | urgent | General Medicine | PHY009 | 1.9 | recovered |
| PAT0015 | low | 1.2 | blank | ADM0015 | 2024-02-08T05:50:00Z | 2024-02-08T22:10:00Z | 0 | male | P59.0 | 0.7 | non-urgent | Neonatal | PHY017 | 0.7 | recovered |
| PAT0016 | moderate | 2.9 | blank | ADM0016 | 2023-11-17T23:13:00Z | 2023-11-18T14:54:00Z | 17 | female | J45.9 | 2.9 | urgent | Pediatrics | PHY006 | 0.7 | recovered |
| PAT0017 | moderate | 2.2 | blank | ADM0017 | 2023-09-14T12:38:00Z | blank | 58 | female | F20.0 | 5.4 | unknown | Psychiatry | blank | blank | ongoing care |
| PAT0018 | high | 72.9 | I50.9 | ADM0018 | 2024-03-14T07:09:00Z | 2024-03-15T11:00:00Z | 105 | unknown | E11.9 | 15.3 | urgent | Geriatrics | blank | 1.2 | recovered |
| PAT0019 | high | 9.2 | blank | ADM0019 | 2023-01-22T18:26:00Z | 2023-01-28T13:38:00Z | 39 | male | I21.9 | 12.7 | urgent | Cardiology | PHY005 | 5.8 | recovered |
| PAT0020 | critical | 97.1 | I10 | ADM0020 | 2023-06-29T03:12:00Z | blank | 120 | male | J44.1 | 22.4 | emergent | ICU | PHY001 | blank | ongoing care |
What the 200 rows show
from the 200-row sampleCritical (acuity level) stands out: mean resource_
- 5.2median resource_
needs_ score - 4genders
- 4triage categories
- 5outcomes
- 11departments
- 47median age
Median 5.2, from 1.2 to 120.0.
- string 10
- integer 1
- float 3
- datetime 2
Columns
16 columns in three groups| column | type | description | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text 10 columns | |||
patient_id | string | Unique identifier for each patient recordunique | PAT0001 |
admission_id | string | Unique identifier for each hospital admission or encounterunique | ADM0001 |
gender | string | Gender of the patientmale · female · other · unknown | female |
primary_diagnosis_code | string | Primary diagnosis code (e.g., ICD-10) assigned at admission | P07.3 |
secondary_diagnosis_codes | string | Comma-separated list of secondary diagnosis codes (e.g., ICD-10)optional | E11.9 |
acuity_level | string | Categorical acuity level label (e.g., low, moderate, high, critical)low · moderate · high · critical | low |
triage_category | string | Triage category assigned at admission (e.g., emergent, urgent, non-urgent)emergent · urgent · non-urgent · unknown · optional | non-urgent |
department | string | Hospital department or unit where the patient was admitted (e.g., ICU, ER, General Medicine)11 departments | Neonatal |
attending_physician_id | string | Identifier for the attending physician responsible for the patientoptional | PHY011 |
outcome | string | Patient outcome at discharge (e.g., recovered, transferred, deceased, ongoing care)recovered · transferred · deceased · ongoing care · unknown · optional | recovered |
| Numbers 4 columns | |||
age | integer | Age of the patient at the time of admission0 to 120 | 0 |
acuity_score | float | Numerical acuity score representing patient severity (higher indicates more severe)0 or more | 1.4 |
length_of_stay_days | float | Total length of stay in days (calculated as discharge minus admission)0 or more · optional | 2.1 |
resource_needs_score | float | Score estimating the expected resource needs for the patient (e.g., nursing hours, equipment)0 or more · optional | 2.3 |
| Dates and times 2 columns | |||
admission_datetime | datetime | Date and time when the patient was admitted to the hospital | 2022-03-07T11:23:00Z |
discharge_datetime | datetime | Date and time when the patient was discharged from the hospitaloptional | 2022-03-09T14:21:00Z |
Use it for
A healthcare dashboard
Resource_
needs_ score by acuity_ level and a breakdown of secondary_ diagnosis_ codes. Excel, Power BI or Tableau. Why do the 19 critical rows have a mean resource_
needs_ score of 86.5? A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
- Patients200PAT00012.3lowPAT00024.1moderatePAT000344.6high
A software demo
Believable patients with admission_
id, admission_ datetime and discharge_ datetime to fill a screen in front of a buyer.
blueprint · healthcare-patient-acuity-levels
Behind this dataset
Same schema. As many rows as you need.
These 200 rows came out of a blueprint — 16 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.
- Include age, chief complaint, and acuity score
- Record vital signs and admission type
- Label as low/high/critical acuity
- No PHI included
1 credit per row. New accounts start with 25 free credits.
- Exports
- CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet, SQL, Excel, TSV, XML
- Licence
- yours to use, including commercially
- API slug
- healthcare-patient-acuity-levels