Table 3

Changes in productivity in the panel hospitals, 1978 – 1997
Year
 Bed occupancy rate (%)
 Length of stay (days)
 Visits per doctor
 Admissions per doctor
 Operations per doctor
 DEA efficiency score
1978
 86
 9.1
 2041
 64.3
 11.3
 97.1
1979
 91
 9.0
 1955
 68.7
 10.9
 97.1
1980
 88
 9.0
 1893
 72.0
 11.5
 96.9
1981
 90
 9.2
 1712
 64.0
 10.2
 95.6
1982
 89
 10.0
 1660
 51.2
 9.8
 87.9
1983
 90
 10.2
 1561
 52.0
 9.8
 86.5
1984
 87
 10.5
 1480
 43.5
 9.6
 84.8
1985
 91
 10.7
 1374
 41.9
 8.2
 74.7
1986
 94
 11.3
 1378
 44.9
 9.3
 79.5
1987
 93
 11.2
 1289
 44.6
 9.0
 77.0
1988
 95
 11.1
 1297
 48.4
 10.5
 75.2
1989
 92
 11.3
 1063
 45.6
 9.9
 77.1
1990
 94
 11.8
 1066
 45.1
 10.3
 74.9
1991
 92
 11.1
 1165
 50.3
 11.6
 78.9
1992
 88
 12.2
 1019
 39.6
 10.4
 76.2
1993
 86
 11.7
 839
 40.9
 11.4
 75.1
1994
 79
 11.3
 720
 40.2
 11.3
 74.8
1995
 82
 10.8
 675
 42.2
 11.4
 74.7
1996
 82
 10.2
 689
 44.2
 11.1
 73.5
1997
 79
 10.6
 684
 48.2
 11.8
 72.6

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