Statistics

There are 6,120 hospitals in the United States. The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data here, published in 2024, are a sample from the 2022 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…
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.
AHA Hospital Statistics, 2018 Edition Data in the book includes:
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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