Out of State Inpatient Discharges

Patients from out-of-state make up 3.3 percent of inpatient discharges.  Total 2009 discharges were 652,864, with 21,503 out-of-state. 

Pie chart showing percent of out of state discharges

The majority of out-of-state patients were from the bordering states of Oregon and Idaho. Patients from Canada made up just one percent of out-of-state discharges and just 0.03 percent of total discharges.

A few hospitals have significant inpatient volume from out-of-state.

Table showing hospitals with highest number of out-of-state discharges