Length of stay

In terms of the Hospital statistics of the Federal Statistical Office:
The "length of stay" indicates the average number of days, a person spent as full-time inpatient. It results from the occupancy and billing days respectively days of care and the number of cases of the respective specialist department or facility.

Selected information about Length of stay:

Tables:

• Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of residence (from 2000)
• Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of treatment (from 2000)
• Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of treatment (starting from 2000) for the most frequent diagnoses
• Hospital / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, number and stays e.g. by facility features
• Hospitals / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, time series
• Hospitals / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, occupancy/billing days e.g. by facility features
• Hospitals / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, number and stays e.g. by region
• Hospitals / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, occupancy/billing days e.g. by region
• Hospitals / prevention or rehabilitation facilities, reference number by specialist departments

Data Sources:

• Hospital statistics - basic data
• Hospital statistics - basic data - Methods [general]

Definitions:

• Days of care / occupancy / billing days
• Days of care (Statistics on the rehabilitation services)
• Length of stay based on specialist departments
• Occupancy days

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