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.
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