title: AHA: utilization declines; financial pressures moderate.
abstract: Data for the fourth quarter of 1989 did not hold any surprises. Performance indicators for community hospitals continue to follow the paths established in previous quarters. According to data from the American Hospital Association, utilization declined, hiring increased, and financial pressures eased slightly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Economic Analysis, American Hospital Association, Chicago.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003625:Data Collection; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States