TABLE 5-1.

SNAPSHOT OF 2005 U.S. HOSPITAL CAPACITY^*

Total U.S. Hospitals	5764
U.S. community hospitals	4845
U.S. federal government hospitals	239
Institutional hospitals (e.g., prisons, colleges)	23
Nonfederal psychiatric hospitals	477
Nonfederal long-term–care hospitals	180
Total staffed U.S. hospital beds	965,256
Staffed community hospital beds	813,307

^*Source: American Hospital Association. Hospital statistics, 2005 edition. Available at: www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/resource_center/fastfacts/fast_facts_us_hospi-tals.html.