Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023: Most Hospitals Are Community Hospitals. Number of Hospitals by Type (Total 6,129), FY 2021. Community: 84% (5157). Non-federal Psychiatric: 10% (659). Federal Government: 3% (206). Other: 2% (107). Source: American Hospital Association. Fast facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals. © 2023 by the American Hospital Association. All rights reserved.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals Infographics

The data in these infographics comes from American Hospital Association Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals 2023. The data is from FY2021.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023: Most Hospitals Are Community Hospitals. Number of Hospitals by Type (Total 6,129), FY 2021. Community: 84% (5157). Non-federal Psychiatric: 10% (659). Federal Government: 3% (206). Other: 2% (107). Source: American Hospital Association. Fast facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals. © 2023 by the American Hospital Association. All rights reserved.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2022. Community Hospitals by Ownership Type (Total 5,157), Financial Year 2021. Most Community Hospitals Are Not-for-profit. Non-government Not-for-profit Hospitals 58% (2,978); Investor-owned For-Profit Hospitals 24% (1,235); 19% State and Local Government (944). Source: American Hospital Association. Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals. © 2023 by the American Hospital Association. All rights reserved.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. Community Hospitals by System-affiliated versus Independent (Total 5,157), Financial Year 2021. Two-thirds of Community Hospitals are System-affiliated. System-affiliated 68% (3,514); Independent 32% (1,643). Source: American Hospital Association. Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals. © 2023 by the American Hospital Association. All rights reserved.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2023. Community Hospitals by Urban versus Rural (Total 5,157), Financial Year 2021. Two-thirds of Community Hospitals are Urban. Urban 65% (3,357); Rural 35% (1,800). Source: American Hospital Association. Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2022. https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals. © 2023 by the American Hospital Association. All rights reserved.

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