Other key findings in the report include:
• In 2007, the average length of stay was 4.8 days. The west and midwest regions, however, saw an average of 4.3 days, whereas the average in the northeast region was 5.8 days.
• Those 65-years or older account for 13 percent of the U.S. population, but made up 37 percent of 2007’s hospital discharges and 43 percent of the days of care.
• The six most frequent diagnostic categories for the year were child delivery, heart disease, psychoses, malignant neoplasms, pneumonia and fractures.
Read the complete results of the National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Read other hospital surveys and reports:
–Survey Shows Patients’ Biggest Concern is Access to Electronic Health Records
–Survey Finds Temporary Primary Care Physicians in High Demand
–Study: Physicians on Fixed Salaries Use E-Mail to Communicate With Patients More Often
