Top 10 States With More Hospitals Than Surgery Centers

Here are the top 10 states with more hospitals than surgery centers, ranked by ratio of hospitals per surgery center, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report. Ratio of number of hospitals per surgery center (ASC) is indicated in parentheses.

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1. West Virginia — 70 hospitals, 15 ASCs (4.7)   
2. Iowa — 133 hospitals, 33 ASCs (4.0)
3. Montana — 64 hospitals, 16 ASCs (4.0)   
4. South Dakota — 69 hospitals, 18 ASCs
5. Louisiana — 240 hospitals, 82 ASCs (2.9)   
6. Alabama — 134 hospitals, 49 ASCs (2.7)   
7. North Dakota — 54 hospitals, 20 ASCs (2.7)   
8. Kentucky — 137 hospitals, 51 ASCs (2.7)
9. Oklahoma — 173 hospitals, 66 ASCs (2.6)
10. Minnesota — 147 hospitals, 58 ASCs (2.5)

Source: SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.

To learn more about SDI and this report, go to www.sdihealth.com.

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