American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospital Statistics Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2025

The 2025 AHA Fast Facts Report, based on FY 2023 data, provides infographics and visualisations on government hospitals, hospitals by state, and hospital bed capacity.

 Oversees 6,093 hospitals across the U.S.

 Publishes annual surveys with data on:

• • • Government hospitals
    • Hospitals by state
    • Hospital bed capacity

AHA Community Hospitals Overview

• • • Defined as non-federal, short-term general, and special hospitals
    • Special services include obstetrics, gynaecology, eye, ear, nose, and throat care, long-term acute-care, rehabilitation, orthopaedic, etc
    • Includes academic medical centers or teaching hospitals
    • Excludes hospitals not accessible by the public, like prison hospitals or college infirmaries

AHA Other Hospitals

Includes non-federal long-term care hospitals and hospital units within an institution Includes:

• • • Non-federal long-term care hospitals
    • Hospital units within institutions
    • Facilities with an average length of stay of 30 days or more

AHA System Definition

Multihospital System: Two or more hospitals owned, leased, sponsored, or managed by a central organisation
Diversified Single Hospital System

• • • Three or more healthcare organisations
    • At least 25% of these are pre-acute or post-acute care facilities

Stay tuned for part 2. Delve into the latest insights on U.S. Hospitals in our Healthcare Insights Series