Table 3 Patient Discharge Status evolution by year
From: Factors influencing hospital high length of stay outliers
Year of Discharge | N | Discharged to home or self-care(%) | Transferred to a Short-term General Hospital for Inpatient Care(%) | Discharged to home under care of organized home health service(%) | Left against medical advice(%) | Expired(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 949,427 | 89.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
2001 | 959,895 | 89.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
2002 | 973,323 | 90.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
2003 | 991,799 | 90.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
2004 | 982,605 | 90.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
2005 | 995,770 | 90.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
2006 | 973,884 | 91.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
2007 | 965,576 | 91.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
2008 | 965,463 | 91.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
2009 | 495,345 | 90.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
Total | 9,253,087 | 90.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.4 |