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Total hospital admissions in the United States 1946-2017
Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2017 (in 1,000)
by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 18, 2019
This statistic displays the total number of admissions in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, there were over 37.5 million admissions to hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 18, 2019
This statistic displays the total number of admissions in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, there were over 37.5 million admissions to hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
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- 1946 to 2017
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- Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals.
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