Average Length of Stay for PTCA

In 2006, Strong Memorial Hospital's average length of stay (ALOS) for PTCA was 1.98 days, which was better than the ALOS for PTCA in the most recent HCUP data.

The average length of stay (measured in days) provides general information about the efficiency of care delivery, and is therefore an important quality indicator. However, patients with a greater severity of illness may have a longer average length of stay.

According to the most recent national data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the average length of stay for PTCA in the U.S. was 2.8 days.