The Pacific region has the highest total number of staffing hours per case, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
Here are 28 statistics on median hours per case in each U.S. region:
All Facilities
1. Nurse: 6.3
2. Tech: 2.8
3. Administrative: 3.9
4. Total: 13.2
Atlantic
5. Nurse: 6.2
6. Tech: 2.6
7. Administrative: 3.9
8. Total: 13
Midwest
9. Nurse: 6.6
10. Tech: 2.6
11. Administrative: 3.9
12. Total: 13.5
Mountain
13. Nurse: 6.4
14. Tech: 2.6
15. Administrative: 4.4
16. Total: 12.6
Northeast
17. Nurse: 6
18. Tech: 2.5
19. Administrative: 3.6
20. Total: 12
Pacific
21. Nurse: 5.9
22. Tech: 3.3
23. Administrative: 4.8
24. Total: 14.7
South
25. Nurse: 6.3
26. Tech: 3.1
27. Administrative: 4
28. Total: 13.2