This statistic displays the average daily census in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2019. In 2019, the daily average census reached some 611,000 people in hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)
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American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Average Daily Census in Hospitals in The U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Average daily census in hospitals in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph], American Hospital Association, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/459736/average-daily-census-in-hospitals-in-the-us/