Care of Adults With Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004

January 2007 Care of Adults With Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004 The researchers reviewed 2004 data, the most current available, from AHRQs Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (HCUPNPS). The HCUPNPS is a database of hospital stays nationwide at short-term, non-federal hospitals. The data reflect 90% of all discharges in the United States and the data includes insured and uninsured patients. In 2004, nearly a quarter, or 7.6 million in a total of 32 million of community hospital admissions in the United States were related to mental health . . .