Fast Facts on US Hospitals - 2011

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The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data below, from the 2009 annual survey, are a sample of what you will find in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2011 edition. The definitive source for aggregate hospital data and trend analysis, AHA Hospital Statistics includes current and historical data on utilization, personnel, revenue, expenses, managed care contracts, community health indicators, physician models, and much more.

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   Total Number of All U.S. Registered * Hospitals

5,795

         Number of U.S. Community ** Hospitals

5,008

               Number of Nongovernment Not-for-Profit Community Hospitals

2,918

               Number of Investor-Owned (For-Profit) Community Hospitals

998

               Number of State and Local Government Community Hospitals

1,092

        Number of Federal Government Hospitals

211

        Number of Nonfederal Psychiatric Hospitals

444

        Number of Nonfederal Long Term Care Hospitals

117

        Number of Hospital Units of Institutions
        (Prison Hospitals, College Infirmaries, Etc.)

15

 

 

   Total Staffed Beds in All U.S. Registered * Hospitals

944,277

        Staffed Beds in Community** Hospitals

805,593

   Total Admissions in All U.S. Registered * Hospitals

37,479,709

        Admissions in Community** Hospitals

35,527,377

   Total Expenses for All U.S. Registered * Hospitals

$726,671,229,000

        Expenses for Community** Hospitals

$656,156,258,000

 

 

   Number of Rural Community** Hospitals

1,997

   Number of Urban Community** Hospitals

3,011

 

 

   Number of Community Hospitals in a System ***

2,921

   Number of Community Hospitals in a Network ****

1,485

 

*Registered hospitals are those hospitals that meet AHA's criteria for registration as a hospital facility. Registered hospitals include AHA member hospitals as well as nonmember hospitals. For a complete listing of the criteria used for registration, please see Registration Requirements for Hospitals.

**Community hospitals are defined as all nonfederal, short-term general, and other special hospitals. Other special hospitals include obstetrics and gynecology; eye, ear, nose, and throat; rehabilitation; orthopedic; and other individually described specialty services. Community hospitals include academic medical centers or other teaching hospitals if they are nonfederal short-term hospitals. Excluded are hospitals not accessible by the general public, such as prison hospitals or college infirmaries.

***System is defined by AHA as either a multihospital or a diversified single hospital system. A multihospital system is two or more hospitals owned, leased, sponsored, or contract managed by a central organization. Single, freestanding hospitals may be categorized as a system by bringing into membership three or more, and at least 25 percent, of their owned or leased non-hospital preacute or postacute health care organizations. System affiliation does not preclude network participation.

**** Network is a group of hospitals, physicians, other providers, insurers and/or community agencies that work together to coordinate and deliver a broad spectrum of services to their community. Network participation does not preclude system affiliation.

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Updated September 14, 2011