Use the Data Below to Calculate the Length of Stay

question 57

Short Answer

Use the data below to calculate the length of stay for each patient. Assume that the dates are in the same year and that it is not a leap year.
$\begin{array}{lcc}&\underline { \text { Admitted}}&\underline { \text { Discharged}}\\\text { Patient A } & \text { 25-May } & \text { 25-May } \\\text { Patient B } & \text { 15-May } & \text {16- May } \\\text { Patient C } & \text { 11-May } & \text { 25-May } \\\text { Patient D } & \text { 27-May } & \text { 3-Jun } \\\text { PatientE } & \text { 31-May } & \text { 2-Jun } \\\text { PatientF } & \text { 29-May } & \text { 5-Jul } \\\text { Patient G } & \text { 26-Dec } & \text { 10-Jan } \\\text { Patient } \mathrm{H} & \text { 22-Dec } &\text { 7-Mar}\end{array}$
-The length of stay for Patient E is _______________.

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