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The HCUP variable for hospital bedsize changed names and definitions across data years:
| HCUP Variable |
Data Years |
Definition |
| HOSP_BEDSIZE |
Beginning in 1998 |
Specific to region, location and teaching status |
| H_BEDSZ |
1993-1997 |
Specific to location and teaching status |
| ST_BEDSZ |
1988-1992 |
Same as H_BEDSZ |
The hospital's bedsize category (H_BEDSZ) is nested within location and teaching status (H_LOCTCH).
| Location and Teaching Status |
Bedsize |
| Small |
Medium |
Large |
| Rural |
1-49 |
50-99 |
100+ |
| Urban, nonteaching |
1-99 |
100-199 |
200+ |
| Urban, teaching |
1-299 |
300-499 |
500+ |
The hospital's location, teaching status, and bedsize were obtained from the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals. Teaching hospitals have an AMA-approved residency program or have membership in the Council of Teaching Hospitals. Bedsize assesses the number of short-term acute beds in a hospital.
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