Becker's Healthcare October 11, 2024
The average length of stay at hospitals across the U.S. is dropping slightly, while observation days have big declines year over year, according to Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report.
The report includes data from 1,300 hospitals in August, which are tracked monthly for operational and financial trends. The length of stay dropped one to two percentage points on average for most hospitals, regardless of region and size. There was a wider variation in the observation days as a percentage of patient days, as patients are leaving the hospital quicker this year compared to last year.
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