Exhibit 5.6: Full-Time-Equivalent Employees Working in Community Hospitals, per 100 Adjusted Admissions, 1980-2003
After increasing through the 1980s and early 1990s, community hospital staffing levels began declining in the mid-1990s, a period marked by rapid increases in managed care. In 2003, hospitals had 7.1 full-time-equivalent employees per 100 adjusted admissions, about 14% fewer than in 1990.
Notes: Adjusted admissions reflects the number of inpatient admissions, plus an estimate of the volume of outpatient services expressed in units equivalent to an inpatient admission in terms of level of effort.
Source: The Lewin Group analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey Data, in American Hospital Association/The Lewin Group, TrendWatch Chartbook 2005, Trends Affecting Hospitals and Health Systems, May 2005, Table 5.3, p.A-40, at http://www.hospitalconnect.com/ahapolicyforum/trendwatch/chartbook2005.html.
