Here are 28 benchmarks on median staff hours per case from VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
The study is based on 2016 and 2017 data from over 275 centers, encompassing a surgical case volume of over 1.3 million.
Median staffing hours per case:
Nurse HPC
1. All facilities: 6.3
2. Atlantic: 6.2
3. Midwest: 6.6
4. Mountain: 6.4
5. Northeast: 6
6. Pacific: 5.9
7. South: 6.3
Tech HPC
8. All facilities: 2.8
9. Atlantic: 2.6
10. Midwest: 2.6
11. Mountain: 2.6
12. Northeast: 2.5
13. Pacific: 3.3
14. South: 3.1
Administrative HPC
15. All facilities: 3.9
16. Atlantic: 3.9
17. Midwest: 3.9
18. Mountain: 4.4
19. Northeast: 3.6
20. Pacific: 4.8
21. South: 4
Total HPC
22. All facilities: 13.2
23. Atlantic: 13
24. Midwest: 13.5
25. Mountain: 12.6
26. Northeast: 12
27. Pacific: 14.7
28. South: 13.2