Table 3.
Primary referral hospitals for AMI patient transfers, for all US hospitals included in Medicare claims data.
| Number of primary referral hospitals, 1996–2006 |
Number (%) of hospitals |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1583 (72.0%) |
| 2 | 550 (25.0%) |
| 3 | 60 (2.7%) |
| 4 | 7 (0.3%) |
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