Serving the Uninsured: Safety-Net Hospitals, 2003--HCUP Fact Book No. 8

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Ten Most Common Principal Procedures	Non-Safety-Net			Secondary Safety-Net			Safety-Net
Ten Most Common Principal Procedures	Total Number of Hospital Stays (in thousands)	Percent of Discharges	Rank	Total Number of Hospital Stays (in thousands)	Percent of Discharges	Rank	Total Number of Hospital Stays (in thousands)	Percent of Discharges	Rank
Other procedures to assist delivery	940	5.4	1	227	6.4	1	167	7.0	1
Cesarean section (C-section)	856	4.9	2	184	5.2	2	128	5.3	2
Circumcision	852	4.9	3	172	4.9	3	70	2.9	6
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)	551	3.2	4
Repair of current obstetric laceration	536	3.1	5	108	3.1	6
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography	535	3.1	6	108	3.1	5	63	2.6	8
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy	524	3.0	7	122	3.5	4	66	2.8	7
Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus)	452	2.6	8	91	2.6	10
Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation	443	2.5	9	103	2.9	8	71	3.0	5
Other therapeutic procedures	384	2.2	10				84	3.5	3
Vaccinations				107	3.0	7	77	3.2	4
Blood transfusion				92	2.6	9	53	2.2	10
Alcohol and drug rehabilitation/detoxification							63	2.6	9