The Midwest and South are tied for the most full-time equivalent nurses, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.
The study uses information from more than 380 centers nationwide, representing an aggregate surgical case volume of more than 2 million. The data was collected from 2018, 2019 and year-to-date February 2020 time periods.
The study defines full-time equivalent as the number of paid hours divided by 2,080.
Median number of full-time equivalent nurses at ASCs by region:
Atlantic — 14
Midwest — 15
Mountain — 13
Northeast — 12
Pacific — 10
South — 15