Understanding and Calculating Hospital Admission Rates (Per 1000)

The hospital industry utilizes a concept known as admits per thousand. This number looks at the number of people who go to the hospital seeking help, then looks at how many of these people actually get admitted into the hospital. The formula is a basic unit rate formula that calculates how many people are admitted into the hospital for every 1,000 people that visit the hospital for help.

Instructions

• 1

  Find the number of people admitted and the total number of visits. For example, assume 2,000 people came to a hospital for injuries and 500 were admitted.

• 2

  Multiply the number of people admitted by 1,000. In the example, 500 times 1,000 equals 500,000.

• 3

  Divide the result from Step 2 by the total number of visits to find admits per 1,000. In the example, 500,000 divided by 2,000 equals 250 admits per 1,000.