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Health Care in the U.S. Chapter 8 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers inpatient - ....ANSWER ...-refers to overnight stay in health care facility voluntary hospital - ....ANSWER ...-nonprofit community hospital financed through local philanthropy instead of taxes discharge - ....ANSWER ...-total number of patients discharged from hospital's acute care beds in a given period (deaths also counted) inpatient day - ....ANSWER ...-night spent in a hospital days of care - ....ANSWER ...-cumulative number of inpatient days over a certain period average length of stay (ALOS) - ....ANSWER ...-calculated by dividing total days of care by total number of discharges; provides measure of how long average patient will stay in hospital (indicator of severity of illness and resource use) average daily census - ....ANSWER ...-average number of inpatients receiving care each day occupancy rate - ....ANSWER ...-derived by dividing average daily census for given period by average number of beds; indicates proportion of hospital's capacity utilized …FOR STUDENTS ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1