Top 10 States With More Hospitals Than ASCs

Here is a list of the top 10 states with more hospitals than surgery centers, according to 2008 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.

1. West Virginia
Surgery centers: 16
Hospitals: 69
Hospitals per surgery center: 4.3

2. Iowa
Surgery centers: 35
Hospitals: 134
Hospitals per surgery center: 3.8

3. Montana
Surgery centers: 17
Hospitals: 64
Hospitals per surgery center: 3.8

4. South Dakota
Surgery centers: 19
Hospitals: 68
Hospitals per surgery center: 3.6

5. Louisiana
Surgery centers: 88
Hospitals: 249
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.9

6. Oklahoma
Surgery centers: 64
Hospitals: 172
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.7

7. Alabama
Surgery centers: 50
Hospitals: 132
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.7

8. North Dakota
Surgery centers: 21
Hospitals: 54
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.6

9. Maine
Surgery centers: 19
Hospitals: 45
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.4

10. Minnesota
Surgery centers: 63
Hospitals: 146
Hospitals per surgery center: 2.3

Source: SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution. To learn more about SDI go to www.sdihealth.com or contact Scott Bogart at (215) 347-6927 or sbogart@sdihealth.com.