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Hospital Utilization
(in non-Federal short-stay hospitals)

(Data are for U.S. for 2002)

Hospital inpatient care

bullet graphicNumber of discharges: 33.7 million

bullet graphicDischarges per 100,000 population: 1,174.6

Average length of stay in days: 4.9

Number of procedures performed: 42.5 million

Source:  2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey

Percent of persons with overnight hospital stays: 7

Source:  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2001

Hospital outpatient department care

bullet graphicNumber of outpatient department visits: 83.7 million

Outpatient visits per 100 persons: 30

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Outpatient Department Summary

Hospital emergency department care

Number of emergency department visits: 110.2 million (2002)

Emergency department visits per 100 persons: 39 (2002)

Number of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 13.4 million (2002)

Number of emergency department visits resulting in admission to an intensive care unit or coronary care unit: 1.4 (2002)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary

More Data

Discharges, days of care, and average length of stay in short-stay hospitals by selected characteristics: 1997-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 89

Discharges, days of care, and average length of stay in non-Federal short-stay hospitals by selected characteristics: 1980-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 90

Rates of discharges and days of care in non-Federal short-stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 92

Discharges and average length of stay in non-Federal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: United States, 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 93

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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Health Interview Survey

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Hospital Discharge Survey

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