Table 1 Distribution and total number of hospitals and patients* by hospital volume and year
From: Estimating cost savings from regionalizing cardiac procedures using hospital discharge data
| Â | PCI | CABG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Hospital Volume | Hospital Volume | ||||||
|  | < 200 | 200–399 | 400+ | Total # | < 200 | 200–449 | 450+ | Total # |
Hospitals | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1988–1991 | 41.0% | 32.7% | 26.3% | 806 | 36.0% | 42.1% | 21.9% | 773 |
1992–1996†| 25.5% | 28.0% | 46.5% | 874†| 28.4% | 42.5% | 29.1% | 829†|
1997–2000 | 24.8% | 22.4% | 52.8% | 841 | 27.6% | 39.8% | 32.6% | 753 |
Patients | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1998–1991 | 12.9% | 29.7% | 57.4% | 1.03 million | 11.3% | 39.2% | 49.4% | 1.06 million |
1992–1996†| 5.4% | 17.5% | 77.2% | 2.03 million†| 7.9% | 33.8% | 58.2% | 1.67 million†|
1997–2000 | 4.2% | 11.9% | 83.9% | 1.90 million | 7.9% | 29.5% | 62.6% | 1.27 million |