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TABLE 2.7 Percent Change in Selected Hospital Performance Indicators, United States, 1993–1995
Quarter Ending March
Year-to-Date March
Year Ending March
Indicator
1993–1994
1994–1995
1993–1994
1994–1995
1993–1994
1994–1995
Utilization
Staffed beds
-1.2
-1.5
-1.2
-1.5
-0.8
-1.6
Admissions
0.2
3.2
0.2
3.2
0.8
1.6
Inpatient days
-2.9
-2.6
-2.9
-2.6
-2.4
-2.9
Average length of stay
-3.1
-5.6
-3.1
-5.6
-3.2
-4.4
Outpatient visits
3.9
13.0
3.9
13.0
5.9
9.3
Surgical operations
0.3
6.4
0.3
6.4
1.0
4.1
Births
-2.3
-1.0
-2.3
-1.0
-1.9
-1.5
65-and-over admissions
2.3
5.2
2.3
5.2
3.0
2.8
65-and-over inpatient days
-1.1
-3.0
-1.1
-3.0
-1.9
-2.8
65-and-over length of stay
-3.4
-7.8
-3.4
-7.8
-4.8
-5.3
Under-65 admissions
-1.1
1.9
-1.1
1.9
-0.5
0.9
Under-65 inpatient days
-4.6
-2.1
-4.6
-2.1
-2.8
-3.0
Under-65 length of stay
-3.5
-4.0
-3.5
-4.0
-2.3
-3.9
SOURCE: American Hospital Association, Economic Trends, 1995.
