| Hospital Categories and Characteristics | 1997 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of U.S. registered hospitals† | 6,100 | 5,759 | 5,756 |
| Number of U.S. community hospitals | 5,060 | 4,919 | 4,936 |
| Number of nongovernment not-for-profit hospitals | 3,000 | 2,967 | 2,958 |
| Number of investor-owned (for-profit) community hospitals | 797 | 865 | 868 |
| Number of State and local government community hospitals | 1,260 | 1,117 | 1,110 |
| Community hospitals as a share of registered hospitals | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Community hospitals‡ | |||
| Discharges: | |||
| Total discharges in millions | 34.679 | 38.662 | 39.164 |
| Discharges per 1,000 population* | 127.8 | 131.7 | 132.1 |
| Total days of care in millions | 168.0778 | 179.1495 | 181.4564 |
| Average length of stay in days | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Charges and costs** | |||
| Average charges per stay | $11,300 | $20,400 | $22,300 |
| Costs | |||
| Total aggregate costs in billions | $177.080 | $294.591 | $310.916 |
| Average costs per stay | $5,100 | $7,600 | $7,900 |
| Inflation-adjusted costs in 2005 dollars*** | |||
| Total aggregate costs in billions | $209.241 | $303.515 | $310.916 |
| Average costs per stay | $6,000 | $7,900 | $7,900 |
| Percent of discharges from: | |||
| Metropolitan hospitals | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| Teaching hospitals | 47 | 45 | 42 |
| Hospital ownership: | |||
| Non-Federal government hospitals | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Private not-for-profit hospitals | 73 | 73 | 71 |
| Private for-profit hospitals | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Population in millions†† | 271.3944 | 293.6568 | 296.4104 |
| Standard Errors | |||
| Community hospitals‡ | |||
| Discharges: | |||
| Total discharges in millions | 0.653509 | 0.707463 | 0.765017 |
| Discharges per 1,000 population* | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Total days of care in millions | 3.444751 | 3.343359 | 3.425351 |
| Average length of stay in days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Charges and costs** | |||
| Average charges per stay | $204 | $417 | $537 |
| Costs | |||
| Total aggregate costs in billions | $5.399 | $7.302 | $8.018 |
| Average costs per stay | $108 | $126 | $151 |
| Inflation-adjusted costs in 2005 dollars*** | |||
| Total aggregate costs in billions | $6.379 | $7.523 | $8.018 |
| Average costs per stay | $128 | $130 | $151 |
| †Statistics from the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals. ‡Statistics from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). ††Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2005_nat_res.html). *Calculated using resident population from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. **Charges represent amounts billed by hospitals. These amounts are seldom paid in full by insurers. Costs are calculated from charges using reported cost-to-charge ratios calculated from information on Medicare Cost Reports, reported by hospitals to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ***Adjusted for inflation using the GDP deflator (http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/TableView.asp#Mid, Table 1.1.4. Price Indexes for Gross Domestic Product). |
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