Several hospital departments Mekhjian and colleagues. This incentivizes hospitals to. The average length of stay is calculated by dividing the number of days a patient spends at a hospital by the number of discharges including deaths.
A variation in the calculation of ALOS can be to consider only length of stay during the period under analysis.
This incentivizes hospitals to. Length of Stay date of discharge - date of admission Average length of stay Length of stay Total number of discharges. This incentivizes hospitals to. TOTAL INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE TOTAL Discharges AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IN DAYS - The average length of stay in hospitals ALOS is often used as an indicator of efficiency.