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Today’s hospital patient is really sick …
With the expansion of outpatient and less invasive
procedures, hospital lengths of stay have decreased,
but the patients are sicker.
Nearly half of Medicare patients have an average of
three or more chronic conditions.
The current 65-and-older population is expected to
double by 2050.
Hospital care is not cheap
Skilled staff available 24/7, millions of dollars
in equipment 70
Overhead for 60
surgical suites, 50
30 59.5
20
10 20.4
14.2
5.9
0
Wages and Benefits Other Services Prescription Drugs Other Supplies
Cost of hospital care decreasing …
Hospital care as a percent of total spending has
actually declined from 43 percent in 1980 to 33
percent in 2009.
Alabama’s hospitals are extremely efficient when
compared to other states.
16th lowest cost per discharge in the country