Outpatient operations soared 30% in 2 decades

Outpatient operations in community hospitals increased 30 percent from 1996 to 2016, according to American Hospital Association data shared by Worcester Business Journal.

1996
Outpatient operations: 14,023,651
Inpatient operations: 9,545,612

1997
Outpatient operations: 14,678,290
Inpatient operations: 9,509,081

1998
Outpatient operations: 15,593,614
Inpatient operations: 9,735,705

1999
Outpatient operations: 15,845,492
Inpatient operations: 9,539,593

2000
Outpatient operations: 16,383,374
Inpatient operations: 9,729,336

2001
Outpatient operations: 16,684,726
Inpatient operations: 9,779,583

2002
Outpatient operations: 17,361,176
Inpatient operations: 10,105,010

2003
Outpatient operations: 17,165,616
Inpatient operations: 9,940,922

2004
Outpatient operations: 17,351,490
Inpatient operations: 10,050,346

2005
Outpatient operations: 17,445,587
Inpatient operations: 10,097,271

2006
Outpatient operations: 17,235,141
Inpatient operations: 10,095,683

2007
Outpatient operations: 17,146,334
Inpatient operations: 10,189,630

2008
Outpatient operations: 17,354,282
Inpatient operations: 10,105,980

2009
Outpatient operations: 17,357,534
Inpatient operations: 10,100,980

2010
Outpatient operations: 17,357,177
Inpatient operations: 9,954,821

2011
Outpatient operations: 17,269,245
Inpatient operations: 9,638,467

2012
Outpatient operations: 17,297,633
Inpatient operations: 9,513,598

2013
Outpatient operations: 17,418,773
Inpatient operations: 9,147,264

2014
Outpatient operations: 17,386,061
Inpatient operations: 9,015,467

2015
Outpatient operations: 17,588,335
Inpatient operations: 8,920,775

2016
Outpatient operations: 18,224,816
Inpatient operations: 8,982,309

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