In 2020, community hospitals in the United States had an average of 2.4 beds per 1,000 persons. The share of community hospital beds ranged from 1.6 to 4.8 beds per 1,000 persons across the country. The number of community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States decreased slightly from 2000 to 2020.
Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (August 30, 2022). Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020." Chart. August 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Community Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population in The United States from 2000 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Community hospital beds per 1,000 population in the United States from 2000 to 2020 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, August 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184546/community-hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-the-us/