Discharges and Total Days of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Discharged from Short-Stay Hospitals, 2006
| Total Number Discharges | Discharges per 1,000 Part A Enrollees | Total Number Days of Care | Total Days of Care per 1,000 Part A Enrollees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,310,895 | 354 | 69,779,355 | 2,004 |
| Alabama | 281,145 | 420 | 1,504,645 | 2,245 |
| Alaska | 13,990 | 260 | 75,955 | 1,411 |
| Arizona | 159,915 | 306 | 816,890 | 1,561 |
| Arkansas | 162,505 | 355 | 901,610 | 1,968 |
| California | 817,205 | 299 | 4,827,350 | 1,768 |
| Colorado | 111,585 | 300 | 551,205 | 1,482 |
| Connecticut | 166,490 | 341 | 979,510 | 2,007 |
| Delaware | 46,890 | 363 | 282,010 | 2,184 |
| District of Columbia | 26,515 | 402 | 179,910 | 2,729 |
| Florida | 866,455 | 366 | 4,991,585 | 2,108 |
| Georgia | 346,515 | 351 | 1,952,370 | 1,975 |
| Hawaii | 25,330 | 215 | 179,855 | 1,524 |
| Idaho | 37,820 | 229 | 178,855 | 1,081 |
| Illinois | 646,255 | 411 | 3,494,275 | 2,220 |
| Indiana | 292,915 | 340 | 1,605,285 | 1,863 |
| Iowa | 132,230 | 296 | 695,105 | 1,557 |
| Kansas | 126,685 | 333 | 661,720 | 1,741 |
| Kentucky | 245,885 | 385 | 1,323,780 | 2,071 |
| Louisiana | 211,950 | 398 | 1,231,960 | 2,314 |
| Maine | 63,710 | 269 | 346,330 | 1,462 |
| Maryland | 271,900 | 407 | 1,414,450 | 2,117 |
| Massachusetts | 297,580 | 365 | 1,637,920 | 2,007 |
| Michigan | 534,745 | 376 | 2,961,185 | 2,080 |
| Minnesota | 178,500 | 338 | 851,250 | 1,613 |
| Mississippi | 175,705 | 397 | 1,049,160 | 2,370 |
| Missouri | 299,460 | 379 | 1,641,220 | 2,078 |
| Montana | 37,675 | 270 | 179,760 | 1,289 |
| Nebraska | 69,905 | 288 | 361,930 | 1,491 |
| Nevada | 64,590 | 300 | 390,320 | 1,815 |
| New Hampshire | 47,790 | 246 | 272,670 | 1,401 |
| New Jersey | 424,450 | 382 | 2,736,780 | 2,466 |
| New Mexico | 57,245 | 267 | 293,645 | 1,367 |
| New York | 801,200 | 372 | 5,752,250 | 2,674 |
| North Carolina | 413,165 | 352 | 2,334,120 | 1,991 |
| North Dakota | 26,230 | 266 | 130,165 | 1,321 |
| Ohio | 590,405 | 397 | 3,150,545 | 2,119 |
| Oklahoma | 196,820 | 398 | 1,042,060 | 2,107 |
| Oregon | 85,560 | 250 | 417,565 | 1,222 |
| Pennsylvania | 582,165 | 393 | 3,334,385 | 2,250 |
| Rhode Island | 38,900 | 349 | 231,365 | 2,074 |
| South Carolina | 222,725 | 355 | 1,349,770 | 2,152 |
| South Dakota | 32,635 | 264 | 161,435 | 1,306 |
| Tennessee | 317,095 | 393 | 1,763,795 | 2,185 |
| Texas | 836,560 | 364 | 4,653,635 | 2,025 |
| Utah | 51,385 | 256 | 239,555 | 1,193 |
| Vermont | 20,775 | 212 | 115,205 | 1,174 |
| Virginia | 313,940 | 334 | 1,794,580 | 1,912 |
| Washington | 173,860 | 250 | 846,040 | 1,218 |
| West Virginia | 127,830 | 388 | 709,425 | 2,155 |
| Wisconsin | 219,070 | 310 | 1,090,885 | 1,542 |
| Wyoming | 19,040 | 275 | 92,080 | 1,328 |
| Notes: | Data are for calendar year 2006. |
| Sources: | Table 5.4 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, 2007 based on the Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Data Extract System, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/LT/list.asp#TopOfPage. |
| Definitions: | Medicare Part A: Hospital insurance that pays for inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care. |
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