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continued from page 2 The Faces Behind the Numbers Tables 4 through 7 provide a snapshot of the patients being served by hospice. Of note: • More than half of patients are female • More than one-third of patients are 85 years of age or older • Whites/Caucasions still outpace other ethnicities in utilization of services • “Debility unspecified” now leads the list of non-cancer diagnoses, followed by dementia, heart disease, and lung disease. Table 4: Patients by Gender 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Female Male 55.6% 44.4% 53.9% 46.1% 56.6% 43.4% 53.8% 46.2% 56.1% 43.9% 56.4% 43.6% Table 5: Patients by Age 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 34 and Younger 35 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 and Older .9% 17.3% 17.1% 31.4% 33.2% .9% 16.5% 16.2% 30.0% 36.6% .9% 15.9% 16.2% 29.2% 37.8% .8% 16.3% 16.3% 28.7% 38.0% .13% 16.1% 15.9% 27.9% 38.9% .8% 16.0% 16.3% 27.6% 39.3% Table 6: Patients by Race 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 White/Caucasian Multiracial or Other Race Black/African American Asian, Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaskan Native 80.9% 8.8% 8.2% 81.3% 7.8% 9.0% 81.9% 9.5% 7.2% 80.5% 8.7% 8.7% 77.3% 11.0% 8.9% 82.8% 6.1% 8.5% 1.8% 1.6% 1.1% 1.9% 2.5% 2.4% .3% .3% .3% .2% .3% .2% Table 7: Admissions by Primary Diagnosis 4 NewsLine 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Cancer Non-cancer - Debility Unspecified - Dementia - Heart - Lung - Other - Stroke or Coma - Kidney (ESRD) - Liver - Non-ALS Motor Neuron - ALS - HIV/AIDS 44.1% 55.9% 11.8% 10.0% 12.2% 7.7% 3.7% 3.4% 2.9% 1.8% – – .5% 41.3% 58.7% 11.2% 10.1% 11.8% 7.9% 6.5% 3.8% 2.6% 2.0% 1.9% .4% 1.0% 38.3% 61.7% 15.3% 11.1% 11.7% 7.9% 4.4% 4.0% 2.8% 1.5% 2.1% .4% .5% 40.1% 59.9% 13.1% 11.2% 11.5% 8.2% 4.5% 4.0% 3.8% 1.8% 1.9% .4% .4% 35.6% 64.4% 13.0% 13.0% 14.3% 8.3% 5.4% 4.2% 2.4% 1.9% 1.2% .4% .3% 37.7% 62.3% 13.9% 12.5% 11.4% 8.5% 4.8% 4.1% 2.7% 2.1% 1.6% .4% .2%
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - March 2013
Hospice Facts and Figures: A Six-Year Snapshot
A Message From Don
A Lesser-Known Report and How It Can Help You
Health Essentials (display ad)
Celebrating SW Month (display ad)
Serving Veterans: Does Storytelling Help or Hinder?
Related Resources on Serving Veterans
2013 NHF Gala (display ad)
Engaging and Educating a Mobile Workforce
MODEL Teams
#Speak4me Social Media Campaign
New Hospice Volunteer Ads
New National STAR Report
NHPCO’s Affinity Program (display ad)
HP Professional Scholarship Program (display ad)
Look Who’s Coming to MLC
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Glatfelter Healthcare Practice (display ad)
Hospice Education Network (display ad)
Videos Worth Watching
Member News and Notes
Compliance Tip
NHPCO 2013 Webinars (display ad)
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