Average length of stay for inpatients in Chinese cancer hospitals 2012-2021
occupancy rates of beds constantly exceeding 100 percent until 2019.
In the past decade, inpatients generally spent fewer days in cancer hospitals in China, with the average length of stays shortened from 13.7 days in 2012 to less than eight days in 2021. Many treatments and procedures, including chemotherapy, are now carried out in outpatient departments, reducing the burdens of inpatient care in hospitals. The demand for cancer treatments rose significantly in recent years. Chinese cancer hospitals were under increasing pressure, with the