1. Figure 4. Characteristics of U. S. Hospitals, 2004
Figure 4. Characteristics of U.S. Hospitals, 2004* Total Number = 4,919
70%
60%
30%
23%
17%
Non- government, not-for-profit
Private, for-profit
State or local government
In a network
Not in a network
Hospital ownership
Network status
* Community hospitals are defined as all nonfederal, short-term, general, and other specific hospitals.
Source: A. Gauthier, S. C. Schoenbaum, and I. Weinbaum, Toward a High Performance Health System for the United States (New York: The Commonwealth Fund, Mar. 2006). Data source: American Hospital Association Resource Center,