diff --git a/mimic-iv-note/buildmimic/postgres/validate.sql b/mimic-iv-note/buildmimic/postgres/validate.sql
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+WITH expected AS
+(
+    SELECT 'discharge'          AS tbl, 331793   AS row_count UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'radiology'          AS tbl, 2321355  AS row_count UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'discharge_detail'   AS tbl, 186138   AS row_count UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'radiology_detail'   AS tbl, 6046121  AS row_count
+)
+, observed as
+(
+    SELECT 'discharge'          AS tbl, COUNT(*) AS row_count FROM mimiciv_note.discharge UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'radiology'          AS tbl, COUNT(*) AS row_count FROM mimiciv_note.radiology UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'discharge_detail'   AS tbl, COUNT(*) AS row_count FROM mimiciv_note.discharge_detail UNION ALL
+    SELECT 'radiology_detail'   AS tbl, COUNT(*) AS row_count FROM mimiciv_note.radiology_detail
+)
+SELECT
+    exp.tbl
+    , exp.row_count AS expected_count
+    , obs.row_count AS observed_count
+    , CASE
+        WHEN exp.row_count = obs.row_count
+        THEN 'PASSED'
+        ELSE 'FAILED'
+    END AS ROW_COUNT_CHECK
+FROM expected exp
+INNER JOIN observed obs
+  ON exp.tbl = obs.tbl
+ORDER BY exp.tbl
+;