Top 10 States With More ASCs Than Hospitals

Here are the top 10 states with more ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals, according to 2009 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.

Maryland
Surgery centers: 269
Hospitals: 75
Surgery centers per hospital: 3.6

Delaware
Surgery centers: 26
Hospitals: 13
Surgery centers per hospital: 2

Washington
Surgery centers: 214
Hospitals: 118
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.8

New Jersey
Surgery centers: 214
Hospitals: 118
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.8

California
Surgery centers: 844
Hospitals: 508
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.7

Florida
Surgery centers: 483
Hospitals: 294
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.6

Arizona
Surgery centers: 177
Hospitals: 114
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.6

Georgia
Surgery centers: 292
Hospitals: 196
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.5

Oregon
Surgery centers: 97
Hospitals: 67
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.4

Rhode Island
Surgery centers: 23
Hospitals: 18
Surgery centers per hospital: 1.3

Source: SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution. To learn more about SDI go to www.sdihealth.com or contact Scott Bogart at (215) 347-6927 or sbogart@sdihealth.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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