Table 2 Characteristics of avoidable hospitalizations across different acute care hospital groups
% avoidable hospitalizations†(%) | Patient age (mean) | Length of stay (days) | Charlson index (mean) | Cost weights‡(mean) | 3-month Rehospitalization (%) | In-hospital Mortality (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital group* | |||||||
Centrally provided treatments 1 (>30′000 admittances/year) | 2.1 | 68.2 | 10.5 | 0.23 | 2.33 | 9.8% | 4.1% |
Centrally provided treatments 2 (9′000-30′000 admittances/year) | 2.9 | 73.0 | 10.6 | 0.29 | 1.12 | 9.8% | 5.5% |
Basic care 1 (6′000-9′000 admittances/year) | 3.0 | 70.8 | 10.0 | 0.31 | 1.14 | 9.4% | 5.1% |
Basic care 2 (3′000-6′000 admittances/year) | 2.2 | 70.4 | 10.8 | 0.21 | 1.29 | 10.0% | 4.2% |
Basic care 3 (<3000 admittances/year) | 4.0 | 74.0 | 16.8 | 0.20 | 1.26 | 13.2% | 6.3% |