How many hospitals were there in the U.S. in 1950?

According to the Hospital Statistics book produced by the American Hospital Association, there were 6,788 hospitals in the US in 1950. Of these, 5,031 were "nonfederal short-term general and other special" hospitals. read more

According to the Hospital Statistics book produced by the American Hospital Association, there were 6,788 hospitals in the US in 1950. Of these, 5,031 were "nonfederal short-term general and other special" hospitals. read more

These treatments often left patients severely damaged, so when new psychiatric drugs were developed in the 1950s, there was a new-found belief that people in mental institutions could be rehabilitated, according to Bernard Harcourt's research for the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. read more

This statistic shows the number of all hospitals in the United States from 1975 to 2016. In 1975, there were 7,156 hospitals in the United States. read more