Changes in Hospital Utilization at the Community Level

This study evaluated developments in adult medicine and surgery inpatient discharges of the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area during a five-year period. The demonstrated that declined by 19.1 percent 25.1 between January-April 2019 2023. also indicated for both services increased slightly, 2.8 - 6.2 percent, 2022 data suggested some reduction resulted from less use health care related to coronavirus epidemic. It reduced was associated with greater utilization ambulatory other outpatient community. results hospitals United States may experience future.