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Frequent, Persistent, and Yearly Inpatient Utilization Across a Multi-Hospital Government Health System in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Three-Definition Analysis (2022–2024)

2026-07-09

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<h4>Background</h4> A small proportion of hospitalized patients generates a disproportionate share of inpatient admissions, bed-day utilization, and associated health expenditure globally. 1,2 In Saudi Arabia, where Vision 2030 mandates measurable reductions in preventable hospitalizations 27 and hospitals consume approximately 79% of public health expenditure, 23 population-level evidence on inpatient frequen...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.08.26357541

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