Exhibit 1.4. Admission Source Number and Distribution of Hospital Inpatient Stays by Admission Source, 2005
Admission Source Total Number of Discharges Percent Distribution Standard Errors
All admission sources 39,163,800 100 765,017
Routine 20,149,900 51 483,278
Emergency department 16,645,100 43 430,089
Other hospital 1,361,300 3 69,379
Long-term healthcare 536,700 1 50,233
Other* 470,900 1 77,558
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005.
* Includes court and law enforcement admissions.

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