In 2001 inpatient admissions at the...

In 2001 inpatient admissions at the three largest Wichita, Kan, hospitals increased, according to a Feb 1 2002 novels story in the Wichita Business Journal. These hospitals include Wesley Medical Center and Via Christi Regional Medical Center's St Francis and St Joseph campuses.

Via Christi, a hospital order with 1,532 beds in Wichita, saw inpatient whirl rise from 35,960 in 2000 to 38722 in 2001 an increase of 77% Wesley Medical Center with 760 beds, saw an inpatient increase of 21% from 2000 to 2001 Hospital officials could not disclose the number of admissions.

With outpatient services' competition increasing and an anticipateed decline in Medicare reimbursements, inpatient tome will be critical to operating performance because it shows a large portion of hospitals' income. At Via Christi, 80% of reward comes from inpatient stays and services, and at Wesley, inpatient stays and services account for 70% to 75% of revenue

Although Via Christi and Wesley are experiencing inpatient body increases, they are facing influence for this business from outlying hospitals. They are drawing fewer patients from outside the Wichita area than in past years. Rural hospitals are introducing of the present day services and technologies that hold rural patients closer to home

The aging population is undivided reason these hospitals are experiencing increased turn Also, as large hospitals, Via Christi and Wesley have an brink; beginning [i]or[/i] end in regard to treating patients with tangle injuries and illnesses and in dealing with traumas. Trauma cases contribute to increasing inpatient dimensions because typically they involve seriously injured patients who require hospital stays.

J Siebenmark, "Inpatient admissions forward the rise,'" Wichita Business Journal (Feb 1 2002) http://bizjournals.bcentral.com/industries/health_care /hospitals/2002/02/02/04A/wichita_story1.html (accessed 5 Feb 2002)

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