Statistics
American Hospital Association statistics and statistical analysis for members and the health care field.
American Hospital Association Members can enjoy access to a PDF edition of the most recent version of AHA Hospital Statistics.
There are 6,0934 hospitals in the United States. The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data here, published in 2025, are a sample from the 2023 AHA Annual Survey (FY 2022) and offer quick answers on number of hospitals, government…
The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data here, published in 2019, are a sample from the 2017 AHA Annual Survey (FY 2017).
In 2016, America’s hospitals treated 143 million people in their emergency departments, provided 605 million outpatient visits, performed over 27 million surgeries and delivered nearly 4 million babies. Every year, hospitals provide vital health care services like these to hundreds of millions of…
In 2015, America’s hospitals treated 142 million people in their emergency departments, provided 581 million outpatient visits, performed almost 27 million surgeries and delivered nearly 4 million babies. Every year, hospitals provide vital health care services like these to hundreds of millions of…
Get the latest updates on U.S. hospitals with our 2018 pie chart news. Explore key statistics and trends in hospital types and ownership.
The Fast Facts 2017 data visualizations below utilize a sample dataset from the 2015 AHA Annual Survey. Full data are published in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2017 edition.
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