EXHIBIT 1.2 Inpatient Hospital Stays and Average Length of Stay

**Number of Inpatient Stays and Average Length of Stay, 1993-2006**
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Discharges in Millions	34.3	34.1	34.2	34.2	34.7	34.9	35.5	36.4	37.2	37.8	38.2	38.7	39.2	39.5
Average Length of Stay in Days	5.7	5.5	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6