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Acute Care Beds:
Little change has occurred in the number and distribution
of acute care beds in the state, as inventoried by SHPDA,
in recent years. Overall, the state had 2,473 civilian
acute care beds in 2005, with Honolulu having 1,932 (78
percent), Hawai'i 246 (10 percent), Maui 190 (8 percent)
and Kaua'i 105 (4 percent). Bed distribution nearly matches
the state's population distribution. Tertiary care services,
or high-risk service centers such as trauma centers, burn
centers, and regional perinatal centers that support the
statewide population, are centralized on O'ahu.
Beds Per 1,000 Population: The supply of Hawaii's acute care beds has gradually declined from 2.3 beds per 1,000 population (1990) to 1.9 beds per 1,000 population (2005). While the national trend has also
decreased since 1990, it has remained above Hawai'i's
per capita bed rate. Hawai'i ranks 33rd among all states
in the number of
available beds per capita.1
County Bed Rates per 1,000 Population:
The number of acute care beds per 1,000 population is
highest in Honolulu at 2.1. The bed rate for Hawai'i, Kaua'i, and Maui
is much lower: 1.5, 1.7, and 1.4 beds per 1,000 population, respectively.
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Source: Hawai`i State Department of Health, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Utilization of Inpatient Facilities by County Report.; National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States.; Health Care State Rankings 2007, Morgan Quitno Press, using data from AHA :Hospital Statistics (2007 edition).
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Source: Hawai`i State Department of Health, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Utilization of Inpatient Facilities by County Report.
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