FACTS & FIGURES
Of mission and money
6%
of all U.S. hospitals are major teaching hospitals
35%
of inpatient care for patients with rare conditions
is provided at major teaching hospitals
41%
of neonatal intensive care units are located at major teaching hospitals
54%
of pediatric intensive care units are located at major teaching hospitals
58%
of Level I trauma centers are located at major teaching hospitals
88%
of bone marrow transplants are performed at major teaching hospitals
100%
of NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers are affiliated
with a major teaching hospital or medical school
$227
billion is the estimated five-year cut in Medicare payments to teaching
hospitals as a result of the 1997 Balanced Budget Amendment
$2.5
billion in charity care annually is provided by major teaching hospitals
(which amounts to 45% of all charity care nationwide)
$8.4
million in charity care was provided
in 2000 by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
$19.5
million in additional community benefits (outreach,
education, subsidized services, etc.) was provided in 2000 by DHMC
Sources: Association of American Medical Colleges and DHMC
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