American Hospital Directory Offers Free State-by-State Comparisons of Hospital Profiles

LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 6, 2005 – American Hospital Directory’s (AHD) data services now include free state-by-state listings of hospitals and their key statistics. Healthcare strategists and industry observers can use the new resource to establish benchmarks, such as number of total discharges and gross patient revenue, geographically. State-by-state summaries enable analysts to scrutinize regional trends and market dynamics. The new geographic profiles can be found on the Web at www.ahd.com. Detailed hospital information and custom reports can be purchased from AHD.

As with all of AHD’s reports, the free hospital profiles include the most up-to-date information available on the Web. Using innovative analytical techniques and evidence-based data sources AHD has created comprehensive snapshots of over 6,000 hospitals.

“Strategists now have ready access to key operational statistics for hospitals, states, and the nation,” said Paul Shoemaker, president of AHD. “AHD analysts update the data regularly from reliable sources, so researchers and healthcare executives can trust the information.”


About American Hospital Directory
American Hospital Directory has been providing the operating details of virtually every hospital in the United States as a free on-line service since 1997. On-line reports describe a hospital’s general characteristics, services provided, financial information, volumes, average lengths of stay, average charges and much more. A free service is provided to thousands of users daily. Custom data services are also available. For more information on free and subscription services, visit www.ahd.com.

Contact: Barbara Eilert Phone: (502) 396-2637 Email: barb@evokeinc.com

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