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Tableau Visualization and Storytelling
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Tableau Visualization and Storytelling

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How do you use Tableau to visualize and communicate insights?

Write a PostgreSQL query that prepares a Tableau-ready dataset for an HCA Healthcare view. Return monthly facility metrics for the first quarter of 2025, including only months with at least one completed encounter.

Output

  1. One row per facility and calendar month.
  2. Columns: facility_name, report_month, completed_encounters, average_length_of_stay, and readmission_rate_pct.
  3. Sort by report_month ascending, then facility_name ascending.

Schema

facilities
ColumnTypeDescription
facility_idPKINTUnique facility identifier
facility_nameVARCHAR(120)Facility display name
encounters
ColumnTypeDescription
encounter_idPKINTUnique encounter identifier
facility_idINTFacility associated with the encounter
admit_dateDATEEncounter admission date
statusVARCHAR(30)Encounter status
length_of_stay_daysINTLength of stay in days
readmission_30dBOOLEANWhether the patient was readmitted within 30 days
Tablesfacilitiesencounters
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