Fast Stats
12
Millions of people who can be treated for anthrax with antibiotics bought by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is six times the number that could have been treated by medication previously on reserve.
15.6
The job vacancy rate percentage for registered nurses in Florida hospitals in 2001, the highest rate reported since 1989, while annual RN turnover rose to 20.5 percent from 18.2 percent, according to the latest annual survey by the Florida Hospital Association.
68
Percent drop in total value of the healthcare merger and acquisition market, which saw only about $7.9 billion spent on 174 transactions during third quarter 2001, as reported in the third quarter 2001 Health Care M&A Report from Irving Levin Associates Inc.
76.9
New, record-high life expectancy level for the U.S. population, mostly thanks to progress made in reducing heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which analyzed more than 85 percent of the death certificates recorded in the U.S. for 2000.
500
Millions of dollars industry analysts believe the electromagnetic field bone growth stimulator has in potential U.S. sales in 2001, according to Orthofix International, McKinney, TX.
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