Hospital functional classification

Percentage of total inpatients

Percentage of total hospital costs

Hospital days per month　(Mean ± SD)

Medical institution for the advanced acute phase

11.2%

4.2%

9.3 ± 6.8

Medical institution for the acute phase

8.7%

3.8%

11.7 ± 9.0

Medical institution for the convalescent phase

22.8%

24.2%

28.5 ± 6.1

Medical institution for the chronic phase

8.7%

7.0%

26.2 ± 8.5

Psychiatric care institution that do not belong in any of the above categories

40.1%

59.1%

28.6 ± 5.9

Others

8.4%

1.7%

7.7 ± 3.4

Total

100.0%

100.0%