平均住院日是评价医院工作效率、医疗护理质量、综合管理水平和有效利用卫生资源情况的重要指标之一。卫生部在卫生事业“八五”计划中指出:“城市大中型医院力求2000年平均住院日达117天。”我院近年对缩短平均住院日颇为重视,1998年为17天,1999年为16天,但距卫生部的要求还有 The average length of hospital stay is one of the important indicators to evaluate the efficiency of hospital work, the quality of medical care, the level of comprehensive management, and the effective use of health resources. The Ministry of Health stated in the “Eighth Five-Year Plan” for public health: “Urban large and medium-sized hospitals strive to achieve an average hospital stay of 117 days in 2000.” Our hospital has attached great importance to shortening the average hospital stay in recent years. In 1998, it was 17 days. In 1999, 16 days but there are still requests from the Ministry of Health