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.
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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.
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