Exhibit 2.6. Diabetes

Hospital Stays and Discharge Prevalence for All-listed Diabetes by Region, 2005

Hospital Region	Total Discharges	Standard Errors	Discharges per 100,000 Population
All regions	6,516,500	143,465	2,198
Northeast	1,300,400	63,008	2,380
Midwest	1,543,100	51,891	2,339
South	2,590,300	106,978	2,409
West	1,082,700	49,751	1,585
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005.

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