Figure 4. Total Community Hospital Beds (Region VIII, 2000)
Source: Hospital Statistics, 2002 Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
Notes: U.S. total beds = 823,560
U.S. total beds metropolitan = 648,604; non-metropolitan = 174,956
A metropolitan area is defined as having >50,000 population; a non-metropolitan area has <50,000 population.
Proceed to Figure 5
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