Facts:

• Total Number of Registered Hospitals 5,708
• Number of Community Hospitals 4,897
• Non-government, Not-for Profit Community Hospitals 2,913
• Investor-Owned, For-Profit Community Hospitals 673
• State and Local Government-Owned Hospitals 1,111
• Number of Federal Hospitals 213
• Number of Nonfederal Psychiatric Hospitals 444
• Number of Nonfederal Long-Term Care Hospitals 136
• Number of Hospital Units of Institutions(1) 18
  
  *Source: American Hospital Association, 2008 Fast Facts