The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has released facts and figures for 2010. Key statistics in the report, which mainly compares data from 2009 to 2010, include:
- 1.58 million hospice patients served
- Average length of service was 67.4 days
- Median length of service 19.7 days
- 66.7 % patients died at home
- 21.9% died in hospice inpatient facilities
- 11.4% died in acute care hospitals
- 87.2% of hospice patients were 65 or older: 38% were 85 or older
- 35.6% deaths with diagnosis cancer; 13% deaths with diagnosis dementia
The percentage of non-white Caucasian patients increased in every category: 11% multiracial or other race in 2010, compared to 8.7% in 2009; 8.9% v. 8.7% Black/African American; 2.5% v. 1.9% Asian, Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander; and 0.3% v. 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan native.
This article was originally published in Pathways Physician & Health Professional Bulletin - Issue 23. To download this issue in PDF format, or past issues, visit our newsletter archives online at www.pathwayshealth.org/publications.
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