What’s New
March 2023
- 03/02/2023 - American Community Survey (ACS) (2017-2021) data has been updated with the most recent updates from the U.S. Census Bureau. ACS data is available in the Data Explorer, Map Tool, and Quick Maps.
February 2023
- 02/16/2023 - Quarterly data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities has been updated (data as of January 2, 2023). This data is available in the Map Gallery, Map Tool, Reports, Data Explorer, and Quick Maps.
December 2022
- 12/22/2022 - Updated Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) dashboard, it now includes data from the most recent release 2021-2022 (data as of July 31, 2022). This data is available from the Explore Workforce Data dashboard.
- 12/08/2022 - The Unmet Need Score Map Tool was released. The Unmet Need Score Map Tool is used to help applicants evaluate service area needs by calculating UNS scores from 28 health determinant and health status measures.
- 12/08/2022 - Quarterly data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities has been updated (data as of October 1, 2022). This data is available in the Map Gallery, Map Tool, Reports, Data Explorer, and Quick Maps.
November 2022
- 11/22/2022 - Maternity Care Health Professional Target Area (MCTA) scores have been released and are now available for viewing throughout HDW. MCTA scores are displayed anywhere that a Primary Care HPSA score is also displayed. For more information on MCTA legislation and/or implementation, please visit MCTA Federal Register Notice.
- 11/10/2022 - Many of Bureau of Health Workforce’s dashboards have been updated. They include Clinician dashboard, Program Applicant dashboard, Field Strength dashboard, NCHWA Health Workforce Projections dashboard.
October 2022
- 10/27/2022 - The Health Workforce Footprint Map was released. The BHW Footprint Map is an interactive mapping application that provides a comprehensive view of BHW assets, including BHW program sites, in service BHW program participants, submitted eligible BHW applications, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and other relevant health workforce datasets.
- 10/13/2022 - The Nursing Workforce Dashboard was released. The NW Dashboard provides an interactive and easy-to-use visualization based on National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) data.
August 2022
- 08/31/2022 - Quarterly data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities has been updated (data as of July 1, 2022). This data is available in the Map Gallery, Map Tool, Reports, Data Explorer, and Quick Maps.
- 08/26/2022 - The 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) Health Center Program Data with the Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badge updates are now available on the Health Center Program UDS Data web pages as well as the CHQR Dashboard.
- 08/19/2022 - The data from HIV/AIDS Providers has been updated (data as of Mar. 29, 2021). This data is available on the Find Ryan White HIV/AIDS Medical Providers and widget.
- 08/07/2022 - The 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) Health Center Program Data is now available. Data on patient characteristics, services provided, clinical processes, health outcomes, staffing, and patients’ use of services is available for viewing. In addition, costs and revenues at the national, state, and health center levels is available.
July 2022
- 07/27/2022 - The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Recipients and Sub-Recipients data has been updated (data as of Dec. 31, 2021). This data is available on the Data Downloads, Data Explorer and Reports.
- 07/14/2022 - The FY 2021 Fact Sheets and Fact Sheet Maps are now available. Along with this release, Data by Geography, Find Grants and Data Explorer now have the ratified FY 2021 HRSA awarded grants data.
June 2022
- 06/28/2022 - The Bureau of Health Workforce pages have been re-organized to improve navigation and findability of key resources.The data is available via the BHW Home Page, and under the relevant topic areas including Health Workforce Shortage Areas, BHW Program Data and Tools, NCHWA Resources and Tools and National Practitioner Data Bank.
- 06/24/2022 - The Organ Donation and Transplantation dashboard is updated. The dashboard displays the data as of 03/31/2022.
- 06/21/2022 - The Bureau of Health Workforce released its Health Workforce Diversity Dashboard. The dashboard allows users to access detailed demographic information at the national and state levels for nearly 40 healthcare occupations.
May 2022
- 05/23/2022 - American Community Survey (ACS) (2016-2020) data has been updated with the most recent updates from the U.S. Census Bureau. ACS data is available in the Data Explorer, Map Tool, and Quick Maps.
- 05/18/2022 - Quarterly data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities has been updated (data as of April 1, 2022). This data is available in the Map Gallery, Map Tool, Reports, Data Explorer, and Quick Maps.
April 2022
- 04/15/2022 - Annual data from the AHEC-Area Health Education Centers has been updated (data as of September 30, 2021). This data is available in the Map Tool, Health Sites Dashboard and Area Health Education Centers Directory Report.
- 04/02/2022 - The Rural Areas are now available in the HPSA Find, MUA Find, Find Shortage Areas by Address, and Shortage Areas Batch Processing.