Data are based on reporting by a census of hospitals. This statistic was assembled from several editions of "Health, United States".
* The category of nonfederal hospitals comprises psychiatric hospitals, tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases hospitals, and long-term and short-term general and other special hospitals.
** Added from AHA Hospital Statistics, page 8.
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Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals 1975-2017
This statistic shows the number of all beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the United States from 1975 to 2017. In 2015, there were * beds in federal hospitals and ** beds in nonfederal hospitals.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2017." Chart. September 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Number of Beds in Federal and Nonfederal Hospitals in The U.S. from 1975 to 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Sep 2018, /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of beds in federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2017 [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/185865/number-of-beds-in-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
