Regions with the happiest hospitalists, based on the percentage of physicians who said they are either “very happy” or “somewhat happy”:
1. West Coast: 53 percent
2. New England: 52 percent
3. Middle-Atlantic: 47 percent
4. South Atlantic: 45 percent
5. East North Central: 43 percent
6. West North Central: 39 percent
7. West South Central: 37 percent
8. Pacific: 34 percent
9. East South Central: 32 percent
