Table 2. Hospitalizations in Years Leading Up to Final Discharge to Hospice.

Hospitalization	Time before month of hospice discharge, y
	2-3	1-2	<1	Total
All
Total No.	976	1383	3594	5953
Mean (SD) No. per patient discharged to hospice	0.36 (0.91)	0.52 (1.09)	1.34 (1.82)	2.21 (2.77)
Mean (SD) No. per patient with ≥1 hospitalization during period	1.73 (1.26)	1.84 (1.34)	2.38 (1.84)	3.15 (2.82)
With surgical MS-DRG only
Total No.	283	414	840	1537
Mean (SD) No. per patient discharged to hospice	0.11 (0.35)	0.15 (0.44)	0.31 (0.61)	0.57 (0.89)
Mean (SD) No. per patient with ≥1 hospitalization during period	1.15 (0.41)	1.21 (0.49)	1.27 (0.56)	1.48 (0.84)

Abbreviation: MS-DRG, Medicare severity–diagnosis related group.