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HOSPITALS/SYSTEMS DIGEST 2013
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HOSPI TALS
Total U.S. Hospital Count Rebounds in 2011
• After falling slightly between 2009 (5,232) and
2010 (5,181), the total number of short-term,
acute-care, nonfederal hospitals operating in
the U.S. rose fractionally, to 5,211 in 2011.
• This growth occurred among hospitals in the
smallest (fewer than 50 beds; to 1,947 in 2011
from 1,925 in 2010) and largest (250 or more
beds; to 1,080 from 1,066) size categories.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Data source: IMS Health © 2013
Hospital demographics
1
2009
2010
2011
Region
# of Hospitals % of Hospitals # of Hospitals % of Hospitals # of Hospitals % of Hospitals
Pacific
591
11.3%
581
11.2%
582
11.2%
Mountain
403
7.7
399
7.7
401
7.7
West North Central
711
13.6
710
13.7
712
13.7
East North Central
789
15.1
782
15.1
785
15.1
South Central
1,230
23.5
1,219
23.5
1,232
23.6
New England
210
4.0
210
4.1
210
4.0
Mid-Atlantic
480
9.2
470
9.1
473
9.1
South Atlantic
2
818
15.6
810
15.6
816
15.7
Size
<50 Beds
1,927
36.8%
1,925
37.2%
1,947
37.4%
50–119 Beds
1,039
19.9
1,030
19.9
1,029
19.7
120–249 Beds
1,197
22.9
1,160
22.4
1,155
22.2
250+ Beds
1,069
20.4
1,066
20.6
1,080
20.7
TOTAL
5,232
100.0% 5,181
100.0% 5,211
100.0%
1
Hospital data are based on all short-term, acute-care, nonfederal hospitals and are effective as of end-of-year 2011. Psychiatric, rehabilitation
and children’s hospitals are excluded.
2
In the South Atlantic region, a total of 59 hospitals were physically located in Puerto Rico and one was in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
3
Caramenico, A. (2012). Specialty Hospitals More Profitable Than General Hospitals. FierceHealthcare. Retrieved from
Key Takeaway
Growth among the smallest hospitals may be driven in part by the expansion in the number
of specialty hospitals. Such facilities are not burdened with the same operational expenses as
full-service hospitals and generally have higher profit margins.
3
However, an Affordable Care Act ban
on new physician-owned hospitals (effective after 2010) may limit growth in the specialty hospital
market in the coming years, though other groups may still invest in such facilities.
Growing Share of Nation’s Hospitals Are Located in Urban Areas
• In 2011, a growing majority (54.6%) of the
nation’s acute-care hospitals were located
in urban areas (up fractionally from 54.4% the
previous year).
• Conversely, disproportionate share (to 53.4% in
2011 from 53.6% in 2010) and teaching hospitals
(to 23.2% from 24.1%) accounted for slightly
smaller percentages of all U.S. hospitals.
HOSPITAL DEMOGRAPHICS, 2011
Rural
2,365
(45.4%)
Urban
2,846
(54.6%)
Non-
Disproportionate
Share
2,429
(46.6%)
Disproportionate
Share
2,782
(53.4%)
Nonteaching
4,000
(76.8%)
Teaching
1,211
(23.2%)
