One in Every Four Hospital Stays Includes at Least One Cardiovascular Procedure

Press Release Date: June, 12 2001

New hospital data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) show that:

Source: Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 1997, HCUP Fact Book No. 2. To access the fact book online, select: http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk2/. For print copies, call the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295, or E-mail the Clearinghouse at AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov.

For additional information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs, (301) 427-1364: Bob Isquith, (301) 427-1539 (RIsquith@ahrq.gov).


Internet Citation:

One in Every Four Hospital Stays Includes at Least One Cardiovascular Procedure. Press Release, June 12, 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2001/cardiopr.htm


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