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height: 1px;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0;
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}
Figure 1: Hospital Universe, by Year
| Year |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Number of Hospitals |
5,607 |
5,548 |
5,468 |
5,412 |
5,334 |
5,313 |
5,290 |
5,260 |
5,182 |
5,113 |
4,915 |
4,859 |
4,839 |
4,812 |
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