U.S. hospitalization rate levels off
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, November 2, 2010
The hospitalization rate has leveled off, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, “National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2007 Summary.” After declining hospitalizations from 1980 to 1995, the hospitalization rate has stabilized from 1995 to 2007. In 2007, there were an estimated 34.4 million hospital discharges (excluding newborns) and 45 million inpatient procedures with 15% of those being cardiovascular.
Although seniors (persons age 65 and older) only account for 13% of the population, they made up 37% of hospital discharges and 43% of hospital days.
The average length of stay for seniors is 5.6 days. For persons age 45–64, the average is 5.1 days. For 15–44 years, the average length of stay is 3.7 days, and for children under age 15, the average is 4.7 days. The average overall length of stay is 4.8 days.
View the full report on the CDC website.
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