Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics of Input, Output, and Carryover Variables
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Input variables | ||||||||||||
| Doctors (FTE) | 26.8 | 14.0 | 26.4 | 14.5 | 26.4 | 15.1 | 26.8 | 16.0 | 27.1 | 16.3 | 27.7 | 17.3 |
| Nurses (FTE) | 149.9 | 64.2 | 150.1 | 67.2 | 149.2 | 68.1 | 150.8 | 70.4 | 154.0 | 74.0 | 156.3 | 76.2 |
| Other staff (FTE) | 65.7 | 27.5 | 65.2 | 27.9 | 64.0 | 27.8 | 63.9 | 28.0 | 64.3 | 28.9 | 64.7 | 29.9 |
| Total beds | 254.5 | 86.7 | 252.6 | 86.3 | 250.5 | 88.1 | 248.1 | 88.5 | 247.1 | 88.8 | 246.1 | 88.8 |
| Structure area (thousand m2) | 16.8 | 7.0 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 17.1 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 7.4 |
| Output variables | ||||||||||||
| Number of outpatients per day | 555.4 | 217.8 | 523.9 | 206.6 | 495.8 | 200.6 | 488.3 | 195.5 | 481.5 | 197.6 | 472.9 | 198.4 |
| Average annual admissions and discharges (thousand cases) | 4.06 | 2.06 | 3.97 | 2.07 | 3.91 | 2.16 | 3.96 | 2.20 | 4.10 | 2.28 | 4.15 | 2.38 |
| Emergency beds | 7.25 | 6.84 | 7.36 | 6.81 | 7.35 | 6.78 | 7.38 | 6.77 | 7.46 | 6.79 | 7.65 | 6.70 |
| Carryover variables | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue (billion yen) | 4.28 | 1.98 | 4.25 | 2.01 | 4.25 | 2.08 | 4.38 | 2.19 | 4.60 | 2.35 | 4.66 | 2.45 |
| Total expenditure (billion yen) | 4.61 | 2.09 | 4.57 | 2.12 | 4.55 | 2.19 | 4.59 | 2.25 | 4.67 | 2.34 | 4.70 | 2.41 |