This statistic displays the total expenses garnered by hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2019. In 2019, the expenses for hospitals located in the country totaled over 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
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American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total Hospital Expenses in The United States from 1946 to 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Total hospital expenses in the United States from 1946 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], American Hospital Association, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/459769/total-hospital-expenditures-in-the-us/