Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Introduction
Infection Control and Changing Health-Care Delivery Systems
William R. Jarvis
Table
Changing epidemiology of health care in acute-care facilities
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | 1975 | 1995 |
| Admissions | 37,700,000 | 35,900,000 |
| Patient-days | 299,000,000 | 190,000,000 |
| Length of stay | 7.9 days | 5.3 days |
| Inpatient surgical procedures | 18,300,000 | 13,300,000 |
Adapted from ref 6 and unpublished data (CDC, Hospital Infections Program)
