The size you picked, 300 beds, is right on the borderline between mid-size and large, so let’s look at average pricing for all three sizes.įirst, some more boring details: there are many facets to IT costs, usually broken into two major categories: Of the roughly 5,000 hospitals in the US, the median size is about 168 beds (per recent AHA statistics). Large = 300 beds and up, usually in big cities, and including Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) and Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs).Mid-Size = roughly 100 to 300 beds, sometimes referred to as “community” hospitals, usually found in larger (s)urban areas.Small = 100 beds and under, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) of 25 beds and under, mostly in small towns and rural areas.

But, before we go into the gory details, however, some definitions are in order.įirst, hospitals come in three basic sizes: What we can reveal are averages among many vendors, which might be better for you than just picking on Epic and Eclipsys (now called AllScripts) in particular. As consultants, we receive dozens of proposals from vendors every year, and are sworn to keeping the individual details private. The reason you can’t find much published about costs is because vendors are very protective of their prices, considering them confidential and proprietary. Vince Ciotti, Principal, HIS Professionals

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