Table 1.
Patient Characteristics of 31 Orange County Hospitals, 2007
| Hospital Characteristic | Median (Range) Among Orange County Hospitals |
|---|---|
| Licensed Beds | 178 beds (27-505) |
| Acute Care Hospitals (N = 26) | 202 beds (48-505) |
| Long-term Acute Care Hospitals (N = 6) | 85 beds (27-177) |
| Annual Admissions | 8,768 (101-32,931) |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 11,178 (2,385-32,931) |
| Long-term Acute Care Hospitals | 1,001 (101-4,182) |
| Median Age in Years | |
| Adult a | 55 yrs (35-77) |
| Pediatric b, c | 15 yrs (2-17) |
| Male | 40% (33-59) |
| Race | |
| White | 77% (19-92) |
| Black | 2% (1-18) |
| Asian | 8% (0-44) |
| Other | 8% (0-72) |
| Unknown | 1% (0-16) |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 21% (5-77) |
| Average Length of Stay | |
| Adult a | 5.4 days (3.9-33.2) |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 5.0 days (3.9-6.9) |
| Long-term Acute Care Hospitals | 12.3 days (4.2-33.2) |
| Pediatric b | 3.9 days (2.5-31.6) |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 3.6 days (2.5-18.3) |
| Long-term Acute Care Hospitals | 20.7 days (9.7-31.6) |
| Insurer Type | |
| Medicare | 32% (0-88) |
| Medicaid | 16% (2-66) |
| Private Coverage | 34% (6-85) |
a Adult calculation completed for patients ≥ 18 years at Adult Hospitals (n = 29)
b Pediatric calculation completed for patients at Children's Hospitals (n = 3) and Adult Hospitals with > 100 pediatric visits (n = 22)
c Newborns excluded