Adjusted Length of Stay For Patients Aged 18 to 64 Years, by Type of Hospital
| Mean Length of Stay, d | P Valuea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Ownership | Proprietary Hospital | Government Hospital | Nonprofit Hospital | Proprietary vs Government | Proprietary vs Nonprofit | Government vs Nonprofit |
| ACSC | ||||||
| All | 3.10 | 2.89 | 2.92 | <.01 | .02 | .61 |
| Self-pay | 2.64 | 2.83 | 2.77 | .28 | .56 | .49 |
| Medicaid | 3.49 | 3.06 | 3.16 | .04 | .02 | .31 |
| All other payments | 3.03 | 2.83 | 2.86 | .01 | .03 | .59 |
| Non-ACSC | ||||||
| All | 3.10 | 2.92 | 2.86 | .02 | <.01 | .04 |
| Self-pay | 2.64 | 2.89 | 2.72 | .01 | .28 | .03 |
| Medicaid | 3.03 | 3.06 | 3.16 | .61 | .16 | .35 |
| All other payments | 3.19 | 2.83 | 2.80 | <.01 | <.01 | .12 |
ACSC=ambulatory care–sensitive condition.
Note: Adjusted for age, sex, race, and Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index.
↵a P value based on difference in days.