Here are four takeaways on the number of patient burns per 1,000 admissions.
● Q4 2016: 0.96
● Q3 2016: 0.945
● Q2 2016: 1.008
● Q1 2016: 1.067
*The aforementioned data represents 1,936,697 ASC admissions at 1,472 facilities between Oct. 1, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2016.
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