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TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS INTRODUCTION HCUP PARTNERS 1. OVERVIEW 2. DIAGNOSES 3. PROCEDURES 4. COSTS 5. WOMEN'S HEALTH SOURCES/METHODS DEFINITIONS FOR MORE INFO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CITATION FACTS & FIGURES 2009 PDF |
EXHIBIT 1.2 Inpatient Hospital Stays and Average Length of Stay (PDF)
Hospital stays per 10,000 population and average length of stay, 1993 through 2009. Column chart and line chart. Stays per 10,000 population. 1993: 1,328; 1994: 1,305; 1995: 1,292; 1996: 1,276; 1997: 1,278; 1998: 1,270; 1999: 1,277; 2000: 1,291; 2001: 1,304; 2002: 1,314; 2003: 1,316; 2004: 1,319; 2005: 1,324; 2006: 1,321; 2007: 1,311; 2008: 1,310; 2009: 1,284. Average length of stay in days. 1993: 5.7; 1994: 5.5; 1995: 5.2; 1996: 4.9; 1997: 4.8; 1998: 4.8; 1999: 4.7; 2000: 4.6; 2001: 4.6; 2002: 4.6; 2003: 4.6; 2004: 4.6; 2005: 4.6; 2006: 4.6; 2007: 4.6; 2008: 4.6; 2009: 4.6. Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1993-2009.
The average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals stabilized beginning in 2000, while the number of hospital stays per 10,000 population remained stable throughout the 1993-2009 period.
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