Top 10 States With More Surgery Centers Than Hospitals

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Top 10 States With More Surgery Centers Than Hospitals

Written by Staff

Tuesday, 07 October 2008

Here are the top 10 states with more surgery centers than hospitals, ranked by ratio of surgery centers per hospital, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report. Ratio of number of surgery centers per hospital is indicated in parentheses.

1. Maryland — 263 ASCs, 75 hospitals (3.5)
2. Delaware — 28 ASCs, 13 hospitals (2.2)
3. Washington — 210 ASCs, 117 hospitals (1.8)
4. New Jersey — 199 ASCs, 121 hospitals (1.6)
5. Arizona — 175 ASCs, 111 hospitals (1.6)
6. Florida — 459 ASCs, 293 hospitals (1.6)
7. California — 775 ASCs, 512 hospitals (1.5)
8. Georgia — 285 ASCs, 195 hospitals (1.5)
9. Oregon — 92 ASCs, 66 hospitals (1.4)
10. Colorado — 118 ASCs, 101 hospitals (1.2)

Source: SDI's 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.

To learn more about SDI and this report, go to www.sdihealth.com .