Table 1 Patient Characteristics of 31 Orange County Hospitals, 2007

Licensed Beds

178 beds (27-505)

Acute Care Hospitals (N = 26)

202 beds (48-505)

Long-term Acute Care Hospitals (N = 6)

85 beds (27-177)

Annual Admissions

8,768 (101-32,931)

Acute Care Hospitals

11,178 (2,385-32,931)

Long-term Acute Care Hospitals

1,001 (101-4,182)

Median Age in Years

Adult ^a

55 yrs (35-77)

Pediatric ^{b, c}

15 yrs (2-17)

Male

40% (33-59)

Race

White

77% (19-92)

Black

2% (1-18)

Asian

8% (0-44)

Other

8% (0-72)

Unknown

1% (0-16)

Hispanic Ethnicity

21% (5-77)

Average Length of Stay

Adult ^a

5.4 days (3.9-33.2)

Acute Care Hospitals

5.0 days (3.9-6.9)

Long-term Acute Care Hospitals

12.3 days (4.2-33.2)

Pediatric ^b

3.9 days (2.5-31.6)

Acute Care Hospitals

3.6 days (2.5-18.3)

Long-term Acute Care Hospitals

20.7 days (9.7-31.6)

Insurer Type

Medicare

32% (0-88)

Medicaid

16% (2-66)

Private Coverage

34% (6-85)