Medical Staff Update



xxxVolume 24 • No. 5 • MAY 2000
						A Novel Thought? Hospital turns toward service Response prepared to national medical errors report Hospital's join forces to balance budget How attitudes toward pain can influence its effect

		H O S P I T A L A C T I V I T Y As of March 31, 2000
				Fiscal Year to Date 3/00	Last Fiscal Year to Date 3/99
			March	Fiscal Year to Date 3/00	Last Fiscal Year to Date 3/99

		Admissions	1,865	12,431	12,161*
			9,492	60,427	63,197*
		Total Inpatient Days	9,492	60,427	63,197*
			1,012	7,315	7,951
		ICU (E2) & NICU Patient Days	1,012	7,315	7,951
			5.097	4.86*	5.20*
		Average Length of Stay	5.097	4.86*	5.20*
			3,153	22,117	21,691
		Emergency Visits (Outpatient)	3,153	22,117	21,691
	* Figures revised to exclude Skilled Nursing facility, which closed 9/01/99