-The average expenditure for a hospital stay is $10,400.
-In 2012, there were approximately 36.5 million hospital stays in the United States, representing a
hospitalization rate of 116.2 stays per 1,000 population. Across all types of stays, the average length of a hospital stay was 4.5 days. Aggregate hospital costs were $377.5 billion, and the average cost per stay was $10,400
-The average age of a hospital stay inpatient is approximately 52, with 24% of inpatients being 45-64, and 38% age 65 years and over.
-The average inpatient hospital stay for people age 45-64 is 4.9 days, and 5.2 days for people age 65 and older.