AHA Hospital Statistics ™

Introduction

For more than seven decades, AHA Hospital Statistics™ has reported aggregate hospital data derived from the AHA Annual Survey and is the definitive source when doing trend analysis with data by bed size category , U.S. Census Divisions, States, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSAs). As the health care delivery system changes, so have the data tracked by the survey presented in this report.

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Historical Trends in Utilization and Personnel for Selected Years

Evaluate historical data and examine long-term trends in health care with data dating back more than sixty years

2

U.S. Hospitals: Utilization and Personnel

Discover utilization, personnel and finance statistics for U.S. hospitals

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Total United States

Track emerging trends by evaluating utilization by inpatient and outpatient, personnel and community health indicators for U.S. community hospitals

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Bed Size Categories

Review general overview, utilization and personnel information by categories of bed sizes developed by the AHA

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U.S Census Division

Track trends on a regional level by reviewing general overview, utilization, and community health indicator information

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States

Track trends on a national level by reviewing general overview, utilization, personnel, and community health indicator information

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Facilities and Services in the U.S. Census Divisions and States

Examine facilities and services by both Census Division and State to better understand what service lines are emerging and how many facilities offer a particular service

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Community Hospitals by Metropolitan Area: Utilization, Personnel and Finances

Analyze general overview, utilization, personnel, and finance information for U.S. community hospitals, broken down by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)