Table 5.
Mean hospital resource use by hospital type and patient illness severity in 2006
|
Characteristic |
Hospital type |
Categories of illness severity |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor- moderate | Major | Extreme | ||
|
Mean Hospital LOS, days (95% CI) |
Children’s Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital |
3.8 |
10.7 |
33.1 |
| |
|
(3.7-3.9) |
(10.4-11.1) |
(31.8-34.4) |
| |
Non-Children’s Teaching Hospital |
3.6 |
10.4 |
35.5 |
| |
|
(3.5-3.7) |
(9.9-10.8) |
(33.8-37.2) |
| |
Non-Children’s Non-Teaching Hospital |
2.9 |
7.4 |
25.5 |
| |
|
(2.8-3.0) |
(7.1-7.8) |
(23.3-27.7) |
|
Mean Hospital Charges, 2006 US $ (95% CI) |
Children’s Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital |
18,095 |
60,124 |
198,171 |
| |
|
(16,756-19,434) |
(56,064-64,184) |
(188,071-208,271) |
| |
Non-Children’s Teaching Hospital |
9,486 |
40,584 |
178,776 |
| |
|
(8,852-10,118) |
(37,478-43,690) |
(165,652-191,899) |
| |
Non-Children’s Non-Teaching Hospital |
6,597 |
27,389 |
145,325 |
| (6,294-6,901) | (25,127-29,651) | (131,371-159,279) | ||