AHRQ - HCUP Fact Books

AHRQ produces the HCUP Fact Books to highlight statistics about hospital care in the U.S. in an easy-to-use, readily accessible format. Each Fact Book provides information about specific aspects of hospital care.
These national estimates are benchmarks against which States and others can compare their own data.


Merrill CT, Elixhauser A. Hospitalization in the United States, 2002.
HCUP Fact Book No. 6. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0056. 2005.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk6/factbk6.pdf


Previously published HCUP Fact Books are available online:

Kruzikas DT, Jiang HJ, Remus D, et al. Preventable Hospitalizations. Window Into Primary and Preventive Care, 2000. HCUP Fact Book No. 5. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0056, September 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk5/

Care of Children and Adolescents in U.S. Hospitals. HCUP Fact Book No. 4. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0004, October 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk4/factbk4.htm

Care of Women in U.S. Hospitals, 2000. HCUP Fact Book No. 3. AHRQ Publication No. 02-0044, October 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk3/factbk3.htm

Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 1997. HCUP Fact Book No. 2. Elixhauser A, Klemstine K, Steiner C, Bierman A. February 2001, AHRQ Publication No. 01-0016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk2/factbk2.htm

Hospitalization in the United States, 1997. HCUP Fact Book No.1. AHRQ Publication No. 00-0031, May 2000. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk1/