Hospital Utilization
(in non-Federal short-stay hospitals)
(Data
are for U.S. for year indicated)
Hospital inpatient care
Number
of discharges: 34.9 million
Discharges
per 10,000 population: 1,168.7
Average length of stay in
days: 4.8
Number of procedures
performed: 46 million
Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge
Survey, Tables 1, 4, 8
Percent of persons with overnight
hospital stays: 8.2
Source: Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey,
2006, Table 17
Hospital outpatient
department care
Number
of outpatient department visits: 102 million
Outpatient visits per 100 persons:
34.7
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 1
Hospital emergency
department care
Number of
emergency department visits: 119.2 million
Emergency
department visits per 100 persons: 40.5
Number
of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 15.3 million
Number
of emergency department visits resulting in admission to critical care
unit: 2.3 million
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, Table 1, 21 22
More
Data
Persons with
Hospital stays in the past year, by selected characteristics: 1997-2005
Discharges, days of care,
and average length of stay in non-federal short-stay hospitals, by
selected characteristics: 1980-2005
Discharges
and average length of stay in non-federal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age,
and selected first-listed diagnoses:
1990-2005
Discharges
and days of care in non-federal short-stay hospitals, by sex,
age, and selected first-listed diagnoses:
1990-2005
Source: Health, United States, 2007, Tables
98, 99, 100, 101
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Data Interactive
Related Links
National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Health Interview Survey
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Hospital Discharge Survey
American
Hospital Association
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December 17, 2008
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