43

 TABLE 4.-SUMMARY OF VA ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE TREATMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITY-Continued


 VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT UNIT ACTIVITY- continuedd

 Total (fiscal y~ar 1977)

 Oct. I, 197';,
 Nov. 30, 19 through
 A7v. 30, 1970


 In patic Care-Continued

Diagnosis of patients admitted (by ICI)A code):
 291 (alcoholic psychosis) -------------------- 36 73
 303 (alcoholism) ------------------------------------------.---------------- 3, 2C0 6, 284
 '09.13 (nonpsychotic organic brain syndrome with alcohol) ----------------------117 260
Drug patients admitted to ATIX .. .24 44

Admission by period of service:
 World War II---------....--------------------------- 1, 598 3, 1C5
 Korea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 57S 1, 165
 Vietnam era ----------------------------- 595 1,175
 Other -------------------------------------------------- 606 1, 186

Patients with concurrent drug problem EOP -------------------------------------- 11
Applications for hospital care pending determination eligibility- end of prior period-__ 16 41

 Received--------------------------------------------- 4,381 8,990
 I n n e e d o f c a r e . .. . . . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 S 2 7 3 1 0
 Not in need of care -------------------------886 1,720
 Cancelled or withdrawn ------------------------------------------------------ 1 9 393
 Legally ineligible ----------------------------------------------------------- 17 18
 Pending determination eligibility EOP ---------------------------------------- --6
 Acceptance rate ------------------------------------------------------- 80. 6 81.0


 ALL OTHER VA FACILITIES-NONALCOHOLISM TREATMENT UNIT ACTIVITY


 1upatiiu Care

Patients remaining-end of prior period-. .--------- 4, 748 4, 725

 Total gains------------------------------------------------3,-858 7,710

Losses:
 Transfer to VA ATU ------------------------------------------------------ 481 888
 Referred outside VA ------------------------------------------------------- 166 358
 All other ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3, 067 6, 209

 Total losses ----------------------------------------------------------- 3, 714 7,455

Patients remaining-end of period ----------------------------------------------- 4,724 4,724
Patient days of care ------------------------------------------------------------ 1,5, 56 271, 6s7
Average daily census --------------------------------------------------------- 4, 519 4,454
Patients treated --------------------------------------------------------- 438 12, 179
Average monthly turnover rate --------.--------------------------------- ----- s2. 2 83. 7