This statistic displays the total number of admissions in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2016. In 2007, there were over 37.1 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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Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2016 (in 1,000)
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This statistic displays the total number of admissions in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2016. In 2007, there were over 37.1 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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This statistic displays the total number of admissions in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2016. In 2007, there were over 37.1 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 2016
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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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- United States
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- 1946 to 2016
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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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- Number of hospitals
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- Number of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016Number of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. 1975-2016
- Number of hospitals in the United States from 2009 to 2016, by ownership type*Number of hospitals in the U.S. 2009-2016 by ownership
- Number of faith-based hospitals in the United States from 1995 to 2016Number of U.S. faith-based hospitals 1995-2016
- Total number of acquired hospitals in U.S. hospital transactions from 2007 to 2017U.S. hospital transactions: number of acquired hospitals 2007-2017
- Hospital beds
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- Number of all hospital beds in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016Number of all hospital beds in the U.S. 1975-2016
- Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals 1975-2016
- Hospital occupancy rate in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016U.S. hospital occupancy rate 1975-2016
- Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the U.S. in 2000, 2010 and 2015Community hospital beds per 1,000 U.S. population 2015
- Number of registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2016, by number of beds Number of hospitals in the United States by number of beds 2016
- Hospital stays
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- Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2016*Persons with one or more hospital stays in the past year in the U.S. 1997-2016
- Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2016, by gender*Persons with hospital stays in the past year by gender 1997-2016
- Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2016, by insurance status*Persons with hospital stays in the past year by insurance status 1997-2016
- Percentage of U.S. population with a hospitalization in past year from 2000 to 2016, by ageU.S. population with a hospitalization 2000-2016 by age
- Average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals 1993 to 2016 (in days)Average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals 1997 and 2016
- Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2016 (in 1,000)Total hospital admissions in the United States 1946-2016
- Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2016 (in 1,000)Daily average hospital census in the United States 1946-2016
- Hospital costs
The most important statistics
- Hospital care expenditure in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*U.S. hospital care expenditure 1960-2018
- Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payerDistribution of hospital costs by payer 1980-2016
- Expenses at U.S. community hospitals 1997 and 2016Expenses at U.S. community hospitals 2016
- Percentage of U.S. hospital costs in 2016, by type of expense*U.S. hospital costs by type of expense in percent 2016
- Community hospital expenses per inpatient stay in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)Expenses per inpatient stay in U.S community hospitals 1975-2016
- Average hospital costs per day in selected countries in 2015 (in U.S. dollars)Average cost of hospital per day by country 2015
- Share of total national hospital costs for the 20 most expensive conditions treated in U.S. hospitals in 2013Most expensive conditions as share of total U.S. national hospital costs 2013
- Economic impact
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- Impact of U.S. community hospitals on wages and economy in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) Impact of U.S. community hospitals on economy and wages 2016
- Impact of hospitals on the U.S. economy in 2016, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)Impact of hospitals on U.S. economy 2016, by sector
- Total net patient revenue of U.S. community hospitals from 2009 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Total net patient revenue of U.S. community hospitals 2009-2016
- Persons employed in U.S. hospitals from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000)Persons employed in U.S. hospitals 2000-2017
- Persons employed in hospitals as a percentage of all employed in health service sites in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017Percentage of persons employed in hospitals 2000-2017
- Hospital supported employment as a percentage of total employment in 2016, by U.S. region*U.S. hospital supported employment as a percentage of total regional employment 2016
- Number of hospital transactions in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017US: number of hospital transactions 2007-2017
- Selected rankings
The most important statistics
- Top 10 U.S. non-profit hospitals based on the number of beds as of 2017Top 10 U.S. non-profit hospitals based on the number of beds 2017
- Top U.S. health systems based on number of hospitals as of 2017*Top U.S. hospital operators based on number of hospitals 2017
- Top U.S. hospitals by number of full-time employees as of 2016*Leading hospitals in the U.S. by full-time employees 2016
- Top 10 U.S. hospitals by number of organ transplants performed between 1988 and 2018Leading U.S. hospitals by organ transplants performed 1988-2018
- Number of beds in top 10 adult cancer hospitals in the United States as of 2017*Total beds in top hospitals for adult cancer in U.S. 2017
- Hospitals with the most annual emergency room visits in the U.S. in 2017U.S. hospitals with the most annual ER visits 2017
- Americans and their hospitals
The most important statistics
- Percentage of U.S. adults with inpatient and outpatient hospital treatments within the preceding 5 years as of 2017Adults with inpatient and outpatient hospital treatments in preceding 5 years 2017
- Leading medical conditions U.S. adults have been treated for in hospitals as of 2017*Leading medical conditions U.S. adults have been treated for in hospitals 2017
- Level of satisfaction with hospital treatments among U.S. adults as of 2017Level of satisfaction with hospital treatments among U.S. adults 2017
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults as of 2017Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults 2017
- Quality of hospital care at home and abroad as perceived by Americans as of 2017*Quality of hospital care in the U.S. compared to abroad - U.S. opinions 2017
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- Average length of stay in U.S. community hospitals 1993 to 2016 (in days)
- Impact of hospitals on the U.S. economy in 2016, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Total net patient revenue of U.S. community hospitals from 2009 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Persons employed in U.S. hospitals from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000)
- Persons employed in hospitals as a percentage of all employed in health service sites in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017
- Number of hospital transactions in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017
- Top 10 U.S. non-profit hospitals based on the number of beds as of 2017
- Top U.S. health systems based on number of hospitals as of 2017*
- Level of satisfaction with hospital treatments among U.S. adults as of 2017
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults as of 2017
- Number of U.S. registered community hospitals containing select physician models in 2015 and 2016
- Total number of bassinets in U.S. hospitals from 1946 to 2016
- Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Number of all hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016
- Number of hospitals in the United States from 2009 to 2016, by ownership type*
- Number of faith-based hospitals in the United States from 1995 to 2016
- Number of all hospital beds in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016
- Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016
- Number of registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2016, by number of beds
- Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2016*
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- Percentage of U.S. population with a hospitalization in past year from 2000 to 2016, by age
- Total number of hospital admissions in the U.S. from 1946 to 2016 (in 1,000)
- Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2016 (in 1,000)
- Hospital care expenditure in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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- Percentage of U.S. hospital costs in 2016, by type of expense*
- Community hospital expenses per inpatient stay in the U.S. from 1975 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)
- Average hospital costs per day in selected countries in 2015 (in U.S. dollars)
- Share of total national hospital costs for the 20 most expensive conditions treated in U.S. hospitals in 2013
- Impact of U.S. community hospitals on wages and economy in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Top U.S. hospitals by number of full-time employees as of 2016*
- Top 10 U.S. hospitals by number of organ transplants performed between 1988 and 2018
- Number of beds in top 10 adult cancer hospitals in the United States as of 2017*
- Hospitals with the most annual emergency room visits in the U.S. in 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults with inpatient and outpatient hospital treatments within the preceding 5 years as of 2017
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