CAHStory / Public Data

Public data library

Explore financial, operational, quality, pricing, governance and public funding records for Critical Access Hospitals. CAHStory presents available public data and identifies gaps without inventing missing records.

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Existing data

Financials & Medicare reimbursement

Cost-report financial indicators, trends, historical statements and reported cost centers.

Existing data

Operations & Rural Health Clinics

Bed counts, inpatient utilization, swing-bed activity and cost-center detail where available.

Existing data

Quality & patient experience

CMS quality and facility characteristics, with missing ratings clearly labeled.

Limited links

Pricing & charity care

Official pricing links and machine-readable files when verified; financial assistance policies require additional collection.

Limited links

Governance & audits

Public board records, budgets and audits. Coverage varies by state and hospital.

External research

Grants & updates

Federal award and audit research sources; hospital-level matching is not yet complete.

USAspending.gov · Federal Audit Clearinghouse

Coverage note: 1,382 profiles in the bundled hospital snapshot. This is not a certification that the snapshot includes every currently certified CAH. Financial data is primarily FY2020–2024 CMS file; other source dates vary.