Hospital curative care average length of stay in Italy 2000-2020
The average length of stay for acute care patients in Italy increased by 0.5 days (+7.14%) in 2020 in comparison to the previous year. Therefore, the average length of stay in Italy reached a peak in 2020 with 7.5 days.
The average length of stay (ALOS) is one possibility to measure the efficiency of hospitals. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days inpatients stayed in a hospital during a year by the number of admissions or discharges. For health systems, shorter hospital stays represent an important way to reduce healthcare costs.
Find more key insights for the average length of stay for acute care patients in countries like Lithuania, Latvia, and United Kingdom.
The average length of stay (ALOS) is one possibility to measure the efficiency of hospitals. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days inpatients stayed in a hospital during a year by the number of admissions or discharges. For health systems, shorter hospital stays represent an important way to reduce healthcare costs.
Find more key insights for the average length of stay for acute care patients in countries like Lithuania, Latvia, and United Kingdom.
