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Table 1 Characteristics of hospitals and hospital environments in 2001 and 2007

From: Decomposition of the drivers of the U.S. hospital spending growth, 2001–2009

 

2001

2007

Change

Net patient revenue (millions)

$126

$193

53%

Adjusted days (thousands)

89

98

10%

Net patient revenue per adjusted day

$1,377

$1,961

42%

Staffing and labor-related costs

   

Labor-related cost per hour

88.9

103.3

16%

FTE per bed

4.8

5.5

14%

RN per bed

1.2

1.5

25%

LPN per bed

0.2

0.1

-10%

Residents per bed

0.1

0.1

5%

Technology

   

% Hospitals with cardiac catherterization lab

67%

65%

-3%

% Hospitals with open heart surgery facility

41%

45%

10%

# of Medicare AMI cases

66.8

55.3

-17%

% Medicare AMI receiving PTCA

12%

15%

27%

% Medicare AMI receiving CABG

4%

3%

-10%

% Hospitals with PET

17%

23%

35%

% Hospitals with SPECT

61%

58%

-6%

% Hospitals with ESWL

34%

37%

9%

% Hospitals with MRI

78%

82%

4%

% Hospitals with NICU

34%

37%

7%

Market competition

   

MC penetration

64%

57%

-12%

MC HHI

1600

1769

11%

Hospital HHI

3511

3454

-2%

Hospital Characteristics

   

     % FP Hospital

18%

19%

4%

     % Government

12%

12%

1%

     % Teaching

10%

9%

-6%

     % Hospital with < =100 beds

17%

19%

11%

     % Hospital with 101–150 beds

16%

15%

-8%

     % Hospital with 151–200 beds

14%

14%

-6%

     % Hospital with 201–300 beds

22%

22%

0%

     % Hospital with 301–500 beds

23%

22%

-5%

     % Hospital with >500 beds

7%

9%

20%

     Occupancy Rate

66%

66%

-1%

     Member of a hospital system

60%

63%

6%

Casemix and demographics

   

Medicare casemix

1.41

1.45

3%

Per capita Income

$30,070

$36,711

22%

Unemployment rate

5%

4%

-11%

% population > 65 y/o

12%

12%

-2%

MD per capita

2.76

2.81

2%

Payer Mix

   

% Revenue medicare

31%

30%

-5%

% Revenue medicaid

17%

17%

-5%

Observations

1,704

1,642