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Number of hospitals in the United States 2009-2016 by ownership

Number of hospitals in the United States from 2009 to 2016, by ownership type

The data illustrates the number of hospitals in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016, sorted by type of ownership. In 2009, there was a total of 5,008 community hospitals in the U.S., of which 998 were for-profit hospitals.

State/local government	1092	1068	1045	1037	1010	1003	983	956
Non-profit	2918	2904	2903	2894	2904	2870	2845	2849
For-profit	998	1013	1025	1068	1060	1053	1034	1035
Total	5008	4985	4973	4999	4974	4926	4862	4840

Number of hospitals in the United States 2009-2016 by ownership

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