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Personal Author:
Gillum, B. S. (Brenda S.) ; Graves, Edmund ; Wood, Elaine
Gillum, B. S. (Brenda S.) ; Graves, Edmund ; Wood, Elaine Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
OBJECTIVES: This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1995. Estimates are provided by demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include number and rate of discharges and days of care, and the average length of stay.

METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1995. In 1995 data were collected for approximately 263,000 discharges. Of the 508 eligible non-Federal short-stay hospitals, 466 (92 percent) responded to the survey. Diagnoses and procedures are presented according to their code numbers listed in the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, or ICD-9-CM.

RESULTS: In 1995 there were an estimated 30.7 million discharges from non-Federal short-stay hospitals. These patients used a total of 164.6 million days of care and had an average length of stay of 5.4 days. Other data summarized in this report include estimates for diagnoses, procedures, expected source of payment, hospital deaths, and newborn infants.


Content Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject:
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Admission And Discharge
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hospital Utilization
Patient Discharge

Series:
Vital and health statistics. Series 13, Data from the national health survey ; no. 133 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 98-1794
Vital and health statistics. Series 13, Data from the national health survey ; no. 133 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 98-1794 Less -
Pubmed ID:
9509900
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Name as Subject:
National Hospital Discharge Survey (U.S.) ; National Hospital Discharge Survey (U.S.)
National Hospital Discharge Survey (U.S.) ; National Hospital Discharge Survey (U.S.) Less -
Genre:
Statistics ; Annual Reports
Statistics ; Annual Reports Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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