This statistic shows that the average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020. In 2020, a hospital stay in the United States had an average length of 5.7 days. Between 2007 and 2019, there was almost no change at all in the average length of stay.
Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020
(in days)
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American Hospital Association. (August 30, 2022). Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/
American Hospital Association. "Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days)." Chart. August 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/
American Hospital Association. (2022). Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/
American Hospital Association. "Average Length of Stay in Community Hospitals across The United States from 1993 to 2020 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/
American Hospital Association, Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Average length of stay in community hospitals across the United States from 1993 to 2020 (in days) [Graph], American Hospital Association, August 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183916/average-length-of-stay-in-us-community-hospitals-since-1993/