Inpatient Days Projected To Increase By 9% Between 2024 & 2034

The number of inpatient days is projected to increase by 9% between 2024 and 2034. Surgical days will increase 7%, and emergency department volume will increase by 4% over the next 10 years. Discharges are projected to increase 3% to 31 million annual discharges.

Behavioral health inpatient discharges are expected to increase 8%, and outpatient volumes are expected to increase by 26%. The Impact of Change forecast projects inpatient discharges, days and outpatient volume trends at the disease and procedure level. The researchers projected that over the decade, the most acute inpatient segment, tertiary, days will rise by 12%, high . . .