Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Washington Hospitals: A Few Facts Frequently-requested information is presented in these slides. Look in the “Notes” section below each slide for more detail. More information about Washington hospitals is available on the Fast Facts page at the website. Questions?: contact Jane Feldman, June 2008 Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program

Washington has 95 community general hospitals Washington also has 14 other hospitals, which include -- 4 private specialized services, -- 2 state-owned psychiatric, -- 4 U.S. military, and -- 4 U.S. Veteran Affairs hospitals Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program

Hospitals cluster in the Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma areas Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Two hospitals have closed this year, and one will open next year Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Providence Health & Services closed Deer Park Hospital in March Group Health Cooperative ended inpatient services at its Eastside Hospital May 2008, and will move remaining services to other facilities by the end of the year. Franciscan Health System plans to open their new facility, St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, in early 2009.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Hospital systems are restructuring Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Multicare Health System acquired Good Samaritan Community Healthcare in 2006, and Enumclaw Regional Hospital joined the Franciscan Health System in In June 2007, Empire Health Services signed a letter of intent to sell its two nonprofit Spokane hospitals to for-profit Community Health System, based in Pennsylvania.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Washington hospitals are relatively small Hospitals by Bed Size Available Beds Data Source: Washington State Dept. of Health Hospital Fiscal Year-End Reports, 2006 Most Washington hospitals have fewer than 100 beds.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program As the population has grown, available beds have decreased Data Source: Washington State Dept. of Health Hospital Fiscal Year-End Reports Available Beds Per 1,000 Population The 2006 national average is 2.7 beds per 1,000 Washington is a consistently top-ranked state on measures of efficiency of inpatient care.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Source: Washington State Department of Health Hospital Directory. Almost half of Washington hospitals are government owned Hospital Ownership Public district hospitals, mainly rural, are government entities with publicly elected boards.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Source: Washington State Department of Health Hospital Directory Available Beds by Hospital Ownership Almost all inpatient beds are in not-for-profit hospitals Public and private not- for-profit hospitals account for 95 percent of all community beds.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Thirty-nine of Washington’s hospitals are designated as Rural facilities Data Source: Washington State Dept. of Health, Office of Community and Rural Health Most of Washington’s rural hospitals are Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) Rural and Critical Access Hospital Distribution

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Source: Washington State Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System Hospitals Providing General Adult Acute Care Trauma Services 77 hospitals are designated by the Department of Health as trauma centers Level 1 designates the most intensive and skilled level of trauma services provided.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program 33 Washington urban hospitals provide $629 million in community benefits Source: Washington State Hospital Association Community Benefits Inventory Report, December 2007 Community Benefits, FY2006 Community Services $111 million Low-Income Patient Care Shortfalls $518 million For these non-profit hospitals, the value of their community benefits was far more than their $269 million in tax exemptions.

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Out-of-state patients make up 3.5 percent of inpatient discharges Percent of Out-of-State Discharges The majority of out-of-state patients were from the bordering states of Oregon and Idaho. Patients from Canada made up just one percent of out-of-state discharges and just 0.04 percent of total discharges. Data Source: Health Information Program Enhanced CHARS Inpatient file, CY2006

Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Out-of-state patients may be a large portion of a hospital’s inpatient business Washington State Hospital AssociationHealth Information Program Hospital Percent of Hospital’s Discharges Data Source: Health Information Program Enhanced CHARS Inpatient file, CY2006 Location Top Ten Hospitals: Percent of Discharges for Out-of-State Patients Tri-State Memorial Hospital Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Newport Hospital & Health Services Saint Mary Medical Center Walla Walla General Hospital Pullman Regional Hospital Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center Deaconess Medical Center Idaho Border Seattle Idaho Border Oregon Border Idaho Border Oregon Border Idaho Border