Table 2

Changes in average activity levels of the panel hospitals, 1978 – 1997
Year
 Change in revenue (1975 = 100)
 Recovery of recurrent cost (%)
 Change in the number of: (1975 = 100)







Admissions
 Visits
 Operations
 No. of visits per admission
1978
 100
 75.4
 100
 100
 100
 31.7
1979
 124
 79.3
 111
 102
 103
 29.3
1980
 132
 79.3
 123
 105
 116
 27.1
1981
 140
 82.0
 124
 106
 114
 27.2
1982
 155
 82.1
 104
 108
 118
 32.9
1983
 168
 80.3
 110
 105
 122
 30.3
1984
 206
 77.9
 106
 112
 131
 33.4
1985
 206
 73.3
 108
 111
 120
 32.4
1986
 270
 82.7
 119
 115
 141
 30.6
1987
 341
 89.1
 138
 121
 161
 27.9
1988
 436
 97.8
 149
 120
 181
 25.6
1989
 525
 104.9
 161
 112
 196
 22.0
1990
 634
 101.4
 160
 113
 202
 22.5
1991
 728
 93.8
 171
 120
 220
 22.3
1992
 839
 98.3
 149
 115
 218
 24.6
1993
 1,046
 100.2
 157
 97
 245
 19.6
1994
 1,063
 90.8
 158
 85
 254
 17.0
1995
 1,280
 99.4
 172
 83
 265
 15.2
1996
 1,552
 104.1
 185
 90
 268
 15.4
1997
 1,755
 102.0
 201
 91
 283
 14.3

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