Hospitals across the U.S. have been decreasing the number of hospitals beds available. With increasing concerns about the cost of health care, less traditional services and shorter stays have become the norm. The number of beds available in the U.S. greatly depends on the hospital size. As of 2019 there were a total of about 248 thousand hospital beds available in hospitals with a 500 bed capacity or greater.
U.S. Hospitals
Like the decrease in number of hospital beds, there has been a steady decline in the overall number of hospitals in the U.S. since 1975. Hospitals in the U.S. are becoming increasingly more technological with things like remote patient monitoring and AI. Despite being an important factor in patient health and wellbeing, patients don’t value the up-to-dateness of technology in hospitals as highly as they value other aspects.
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American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Number of beds in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2019, by hospital size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459783/total-hospital-bed-numbers-in-the-us-by-hospital-size/
American Hospital Association. "Number of beds in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2019, by hospital size ." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459783/total-hospital-bed-numbers-in-the-us-by-hospital-size/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Number of beds in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2019, by hospital size . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459783/total-hospital-bed-numbers-in-the-us-by-hospital-size/
American Hospital Association. "Number of Beds in Registered Hospitals in The U.S. in 2019, by Hospital Size ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459783/total-hospital-bed-numbers-in-the-us-by-hospital-size/
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