In 2023, the average U.S. hospital length of stay (LOS) varied from as high as 6.5 days in the District of Columbia to just 3.3 days in Utah and South Dakota. A lot of factors contribute to a patient's LOS such as comorbidity, staffing levels, and patient mix. Therefore, LOS is not just a measure of hospital efficiency but is complicated by case complexity.
Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state
(in days)
Aggregated from the most recent 12-month interval as of June 2023
Number of respondents
4,400 respondents
Special properties
More than 4,400 hospitals
Supplementary notes
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."
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Definitive Healthcare. (June 21, 2023). Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. "Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state (in days)." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. (2023). Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare. "Average Length of Stay (Los) in U.S. Hospitals as of 2023, by State (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
Definitive Healthcare, Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state (in days) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Average length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals as of 2023, by state (in days) [Graph], Definitive Healthcare, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1478276/average-hospital-length-of-stay-by-us-state/
