Table 5 Mean hospital resource use by hospital type and patient illness severity in 2006
Characteristic | Hospital type | Categories of illness severity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor- moderate | Major | Extreme | ||
Mean Hospital LOS, days (95% CI) | Children’s Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital | 3.8 | 10.7 | 33.1 |
(3.7-3.9) | (10.4-11.1) | (31.8-34.4) | ||
Non-Children’s Teaching Hospital | 3.6 | 10.4 | 35.5 | |
(3.5-3.7) | (9.9-10.8) | (33.8-37.2) | ||
Non-Children’s Non-Teaching Hospital | 2.9 | 7.4 | 25.5 | |
(2.8-3.0) | (7.1-7.8) | (23.3-27.7) | ||
Mean Hospital Charges, 2006 US $ (95% CI) | Children’s Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital | 18,095 | 60,124 | 198,171 |
(16,756-19,434) | (56,064-64,184) | (188,071-208,271) | ||
Non-Children’s Teaching Hospital | 9,486 | 40,584 | 178,776 | |
(8,852-10,118) | (37,478-43,690) | (165,652-191,899) | ||
Non-Children’s Non-Teaching Hospital | 6,597 | 27,389 | 145,325 | |
(6,294-6,901) | (25,127-29,651) | (131,371-159,279) | ||