Hospital Care in the 100 Largest Cities and Their Suburbs, 1996-2002: Implications for the Future of the Hospital Safety Net in Metropolitan America

September 05, 2005 Hospital Care in the 100 Largest Cities and Their Suburbs, 1996-2002: Implications for the Future of the Hospital Safety Net in Metropolitan AmericaOver 1400 general medical or surgical hospitals located in the nation's 100 largest cities and surrounding suburbs provide inpatient, outpatient, emergency and specialty care for the 151 million residents of these metropolitan areas who require hospital care each year. This report examines patterns of hospital care in these areas using data from American Hospital Association annual surveys for the years 1996, 1999 and 2002. The hospital data was analyzed by two measures: ownership . . .