Identifying, addressing rates of chronic disease
Uncontrolled chronic diseases such as high blood pressure (hypertension), heart disease, and diabetes can lead to decreased quality of life and shorter life spans.
We have expanded our quality measurement initiatives to include population-level data from our local communities to help identify and address chronic disease rates.
High blood pressure rates in Philadelphia
This map and table show the percentage of Penn Medicine patients age 18 to 85 in certain Philadelphia zip codes who had high blood pressure in 2023. We will update this information to reflect the latest data as our research continues.
Use the drop down to choose a zip code to view the percentage of Penn Medicine patients age 18 to 85 who had high blood pressure in 2023.
|
Zip code |
% of patients with high blood pressure |
|
19102 |
11.4 |
|
19103 |
14.5 |
|
19104 |
16.7 |
|
19106 |
17.5 |
|
19107 |
11.7 |
|
19123 |
12.1 |
|
19130 |
13.7 |
|
19131 |
12.3 |
|
19139 |
12.0 |
|
19142 |
27.3 |
|
19143 |
26.8 |
|
19145 |
26.8 |
|
19146 |
23.7 |
|
19147 |
16.0 |
|
19148 |
13.3 |
|
19151 |
24.9 |
|
All zip codes |
18.8 |
Source: Penn Medicine, 2023
Controlled high blood pressure rates in Philadelphia
This map and table show the percentage of Penn Medicine patients with high blood pressure whose blood pressure was under control (less than 140/90 mmHg) in 2023. We will update this information to reflect the latest data as our research continues.
Use the drop down to choose a zip code to view the percentage of Penn Medicine patients age 18 to 85 who had hypertension and whose blood pressure was controlled (less than 140/90 mmHg) in 2023.
|
Zip code |
% of patients with controlled blood pressure |
|
19102 |
69.9 |
|
19103 |
71.5 |
|
19104 |
60.0 |
|
19106 |
70.0 |
|
19107 |
66.5 |
|
19123 |
66.1 |
|
19130 |
67.5 |
|
19131 |
60.4 |
|
19139 |
58.6 |
|
19142 |
59.6 |
|
19143 |
58.7 |
|
19145 |
64.6 |
|
19146 |
65.3 |
|
19147 |
68.5 |
|
19148 |
66.5 |
|
19151 |
59.2 |
|
All zip codes |
62.3 |
Source: Penn Medicine, 2023
We are part of the solution: Chronic disease management
At Penn Medicine we believe all our patients deserve equal access to high-quality care and a long healthy life.
We recognize that unless we address the underlying inequities, we won't be able to achieve this goal. Our passionate team of physicians, researchers, and staff is committed to addressing these inequities to help drive health and wellbeing for all.
We are using a data-driven approach to identify rates of the most common chronic diseases facing our communities and coordinate actionable plans to address them.