SUMMARY
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU (OAHU)
Total Acute Care
The occupancy rate for acute care services showed a slight decrease from 67.9 percent in 2000 to 66.9 percent in 2001.  However, the Average Length of Stay (ALOS) dropped slightly from 6.5 to 6.4 days in 2000.

Medical/Surgical
For the period of January 1 through December 31, 2001, utilization in metropolitan Honolulu hospitals for medical/surgical services averaged 68.7 percent occupancy with an ALOS of 7.4 days.  Non-metropolitan or other Honolulu hospitals showed around 65.3 percent occupancy with an ALOS of 6.4 days.

Critical Care
Critial care services averaged 70.5 percent occupancy and an ALOS of 7.7 days for metropolitan Honolulu hospitals.  Other Honolulu hospitals were utilized at 61.5 percent occupancy and an ALOS of 4.2 days.

Total Long Term Care
Long term care facilities on Oahu reported an average of 92.2 percent occupancy with an ALOS of 207 days.

SNF
Skilled Nursing Facilites in metropolitan Honolulu were at an 82.5 percent occupancy rate compared to the non-metropolitan or other Honolulu facilities at 65.1 percent occupancy.

SNF/ICF
Skilled Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility swing beds were occupied at 95 percent in metropolitan Honolulu while other Honolulu showed 92.4 percent.


HAWAII COUNTY
The occupancy rate for acute care beds increased from 63.1 in 2000 to 69 percent in 2001.  Medical/surgical beds were utilized at 85.6 percent occupancy with an ALOS at 6.3 days.  Long term care beds were utilized at 88.2 percent occupancy with an ALOS 234 days. 

MAUI COUNTY
The occupancy rate for all acute care services showed a slight increase from last year's 71 percent to 73.8 percent in 2001 with an ALOS of 5.3 days.  The long term care occupancy rate was 93.9 percent and the ALOS was 349.5 days.

KAUAI COUNTY
Acute care bed utilization on the Garden Island averaged around 54.7 percent occupancy and an ALOS of 3.3 days.  Long term care bed utilization was roughly at 87.6 percent occupancy and an ALOS at 187 days.