Montana is the best state for physicians, but has just 20 ASCs.

South Dakota is the state with the lowest number of physicians per capita. 

Surgeons in ambulatory healthcare service settings make an average of $71,860 more annually than physicians in the same setting.

Nurse practitioners in ambulatory healthcare service settings make an average of $38,430 more annually than registered nurses in the same setting. 

In 2022, dental had the most deals of all the physician specialties analyzed in VMG Health's "Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2023."

Kentucky and Tennessee's median physician salary is $364,000, the highest of any state, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."

Orthopedic surgery has a median salary of $546,000, the highest median salary when compared to 26 other physician specialties, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."

Washington is the best state for nurses while Hawaii is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minn.) is the fastest growing medical office building market, seeing 24 percent growth over 10 years, according to a report from 42floors.com.

Los Angeles has the largest medical office building market in the U.S. by square footage, with more than 1,000 properties totaling nearly 41 million square feet, according to a report from 42floors.com.

The national average hourly pay is $56.75 per for nurse practitioners, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. Wages and living costs vary from place to place, however.

The national average pay for physician assistants is $55.81 per hour or $116,080 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

The national average pay for surgical technologists is $24.77 per hour or $51,510 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

The average hourly pay for registered nurses in the U.S. is $39.78,  according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. Wages and living costs vary from place to place, however.

The national average pay for surgical technologists is $24.77 per hour or $51,510 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

The national average pay for physician assistants is $55.81 per hour or $116,080 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Despite an onslaught of challenges brought on by the pandemic, healthcare management positions saw an increase in compensation from 2020 to 2021, according to the 2022 MGMA Management and Staff Compensation report.

Just 11 percent of orthopedic specialists are women, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022."

White physicians make $33,000 more than their Black counterparts, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022."

ASCs in the Northeast have the highest median staffing hours per case compared to other regions, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.