What is the length of stay for a patient admitted on November 24, 2020, and discharged on December 9, 2020?

To determine the length of stay for a patient, you calculate the total number of days from the admission date to the discharge date, inclusive of both the admission and discharge days.

In this case, the patient was admitted on November 24, 2020, and discharged on December 9, 2020. To find the length of stay:

1. Count all the days starting from November 24 up to December 9.

2. From November 24 to November 30, there are 7 days (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30).

3. In December, you count the days from December 1 to December 9, which adds an additional 9 days.

When you add these together:

• 7 days (November) + 9 days (December) = 16 days.

Therefore, the length of stay is accurately calculated at 16 days.