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Fast Facts: U.S. Health Systems 2025 Infographic. What is a health care system? AHA has defined two types of health care systems, and both involve an ownership, lease, sponsorship or contract-management relationship with a central organization. A multihospital system involves two or more hospitals, while a single diversified hospital system involves one hospital and three or more pre- or post-acute health care organizations. Total U.S. Health Systems = 397. 68% of U.S. Hospitals are system-affiliated.

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Fast Facts: U.S. Health Systems 2025 Infographic. What is a health care system? AHA has defined two types of health care systems, and both involve an ownership, lease, sponsorship or contract-management relationship with a central organization. A multihospital system involves two or more hospitals, while a single diversified hospital system involves one hospital and three or more pre- or post-acute health care organizations. Total U.S. Health Systems = 397. 68% of U.S. Hospitals are system-affiliated. 77% of all U.S. hospitals beds are system affiliated. 53% of systems have 1,000 or fewer hospital beds. 2% of systems have 100 or more hospitals. 219: Number of systems with 1-5 hospitals. 6: Number of systems with 100 or more hospitals. 210: Number of systems with 1,000 or fewer hospital beds. Total U.S. hospitals: 6.093. Total U.S. hospitals in systems: 4,157. System range in size from: 1-157 hospitals; 34-39,457 beds. Total U.S. hospital beds: 913,126. Total U.S. hospital beds in systems: 703,731. Source: AHA Annual Survey Database, FY2023.
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