This measure represents the average length of a single inpatient hospital stay.
The average number of days a patient stayed in hospital
This measure is one component of a hospital鈥檚 profile. There are no desirable results for this measure.
Data availability: (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
Facility
Calculation
The sum of the total valid days spent in hospital, divided by the total number of inpatient cases
Denominator
Total number of inpatient cases
Numerator
Sum of the total LOS