Data are based on reporting by a census of hospitals.
Estimated percentage of staffed beds that are occupied. Occupancy rate is calculated as the average daily census (from the American Hospital Association) divided by the number of hospital beds. 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.
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Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals 1975-2015
This statistic shows occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the United States from 1975 to 2015. In 2015, the occupancy rate of federal hospitals was **** percent, while the rate was **** percent for nonfederal hospitals.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*." Chart. September 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Occupancy Rates of Federal and Nonfederal Hospitals in The U.S. from 1975 to 2015*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Sep 2018, /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Occupancy rates of federal and nonfederal hospitals in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/185899/occupancy-rates-of-federal-and-nonfederal-hospitals-in-the-us-since-2001/
