HCUP Facts and Figures

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HIGHLIGHTS

INTRODUCTION

HCUP PARTNERS

1. OVERVIEW

2. DIAGNOSES

3. PROCEDURES

4. COSTS

5. WOMEN'S HEALTH

SOURCES/METHODS

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EXHIBIT 1.2 Inpatient Hospital Stays and Average Length of Stay (PDF)

Hospital stays per 10,000 population and average length of stay, 1993 through 2009. Column chart and line chart. Stays per 10,000 population. 1993: 1,328; 1994: 1,305; 1995: 1,292; 1996: 1,276; 1997: 1,278; 1998: 1,270; 1999: 1,277; 2000: 1,291; 2001: 1,304; 2002: 1,314; 2003: 1,316; 2004: 1,319; 2005: 1,324; 2006: 1,321; 2007: 1,311; 2008: 1,310; 2009: 1,284. Average length of stay in days. 1993: 5.7; 1994: 5.5; 1995: 5.2; 1996: 4.9; 1997: 4.8; 1998: 4.8; 1999: 4.7; 2000: 4.6; 2001: 4.6; 2002: 4.6; 2003: 4.6; 2004: 4.6; 2005: 4.6; 2006: 4.6; 2007: 4.6; 2008: 4.6; 2009: 4.6. Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1993-2009.

The average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals stabilized beginning in 2000, while the number of hospital stays per 10,000 population remained stable throughout the 1993-2009 period.

The average length of stay (ALOS) in 2009 (4.6 days) was almost 20-percent shorter than in 1993 (5.7 days). The ALOS declined throughout most of the 1990s and has remained unchanged since 2000.
From 1993 to 2009, the annual rate of stays was relatively stable at about 1,300 stays per 10,000 population.

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