The source adds the following: "Only critical access and short-term acute care hospitals with more than 50 patient discharges were included in the analysis to represent the most common types of hospitals in the U.S. and to remove any potential outliers due to low sample size."
The total number of patient days (all payors) is taken from a hospital's most recent Medicare Cost Report.
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Annual patient days in U.S. hospitals 2025, by state
In the 2025 fiscal year, a total of *** million patient days were recorded in U.S. hospitals. California hospitals recorded the highest total annual number of patient days, with over **** million days. On the other hand, Wyoming hospitals recorded only thousand patient days during that period.
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