| Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Discharges to Other Institutions | Total Number of Discharges (in thousands) |
Percent of All Discharges to Other Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pneumonia | 282 | 5.5 |
| 2. Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) | 257 | 5.0 |
| 3. Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) | 253 | 4.9 |
| 4. Hip fracture | 240 | 4.6 |
| 5. Congestive heart failure | 221 | 4.3 |
| 6. Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) | 219 | 4.2 |
| 7. Hardening of the heart arteries and other heart disease | 181 | 3.5 |
| 8. Fluid and electrolyte disorders (primarily dehydration and fluid overload) | 132 | 2.6 |
| 9. Urinary infections | 125 | 2.4 |
| 10. Septicemia (blood infection) | 120 | 2.3 |