Here are the 25 U.S. states with the highest ASC hospital transfer/admission rates for 2015, ranked from highest to lowest, according to rankings listed on CMS' Hospital Compare website.
1. Alaska: 1.420
2. Nevada: 1.248
3. Wyoming: 0.845
4. Montana: 0.768
5. Minnesota: 0.755
6. Wisconsin: 0.737
7. Iowa: 0.687
8. North Carolina: 0.673
9. Connecticut: 0.614
10. Delaware: 0.550
11. Vermont: 0.548
12. Indiana: 0.546
13. Kansas: 0.540
14. Idaho: 0.538
15. South Carolina: 0.509
16. Virginia: 0.506
17. Michigan: 0.493
18. Louisiana: 0.493
19. Alabama: 0.472
20. Washington: 0.455
21. Pennsylvania: 0.454
22. Oregon: 0.454
23. New Jersey; 0.435
24. Colorado: 0.428
25. Arizona: 0.428
