| Notes: | Data are for community hospitals, which represent 85% of all hospitals. Federal hospitals, long term care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, institutions for the mentally retarded, and alcoholism and other chemical dependency hospitals are not included. |
| Sources: | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 AHA Annual Surveys. Copyright 2009 by Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, available at http://www.ahaonlinestore.com/ProductDisplay.asp?ProductID=637. |
