Opinion / Editorial
The affordability of health care services is one of the biggest concerns facing families, as well as employers and government. However, it is a challenge that…
Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals - 2018 Pie Charts
The Fast Facts 2018 data visualizations below utilize a sample dataset from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey. Full data are published in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2018 edition.
Number of U.S. Hospitals by Type
Community Hospitals by Ownership Type
Community Hospitals: Rural vs. Urban
Community Hospitals: System Affiliated vs. Independent
Key Resources
Pie Charts of Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals 2018 PDFRelated Resources
Issue Brief
This brief is the fourth in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement for community…
Guides/Reports
Hospitals and health systems increasingly use EHRs and other health IT tools to support patient safety and improve care delivery. These tools have varying…
Letter
The AHA urges the Centers for Medicare…
Statistics
In 2016, America’s hospitals treated 143 million people in their emergency departments, provided 605 million outpatient visits, performed over 27 million…
Infographics
Source: AHA analysis using BEA RIMS-II (2007/2016) multipliers for hospitals NAICS Code 62000, released March 2018, applied to Health Forum, 2016 AHA Survey of…