The following are statistics on the number of acute care hospital beds available per 1,000 residents in hospital referral areas denoted by listed cities. Data is from the Dartmouth Atlas's dataset: Acute Care Hospital Beds per 1,000 Residents. Regions are U.S.-Census designated.
Note: The national average number of acute care beds per 1,000 people is 2.4. The median number of acute care beds available per 1,000 people is also 2.4. Regions at or above 3.3 beds are in the 90th percentile or above. Regions at or below 1.8 beds are in or below the 10th percentile.
Northeast
New England: Average 2.03 beds
Bangor, Maine — 2.2 beds
Springfield, Mass. — 2.2 beds
Portland, Maine — 2.1 beds
Burlington, Vt. — 2.1 beds
Boston — 2.1 beds
New Haven, Conn. — 2.1 beds
Lebanon, N.H. — 2 beds
Bridgeport, Conn. — 2 beds
Manchester, N.H. — 1.9 beds
Worcester, Mass. — 1.9 beds
Providence, R.I. — 1.9 beds
Hartford, Conn. — 1.9 beds
Mid-Atlantic: Average 2.46 beds
Bronx, N.Y. — 3.3 beds
Manhattan, N.Y. — 3.1 beds
Johnstown, Pa. — 3.1 beds
Erie, Pa. — 2.9 beds
Newark, N.J. — 2.9 beds
Paterson, N.J. — 2.9 beds
Scranton, Pa. — 2.8 beds
Pittsburgh — 2.7 beds
Buffalo, N.Y. — 2.6 beds
Elmira, N.Y. — 2.6 beds
Albany, N.Y. — 2.5 beds
Binghamton, N.Y. — 2.5 beds
Syracuse, N.Y. — 2.5 beds
White Plains, N.Y. — 2.5 beds
Philadelphia. — 2.5 beds
Reading, Pa. — 2.5 beds
Sayre, Pa. — 2.5 beds
Camden, N.J. — 2.4 beds
Hackensack, N.J. — 2.4 beds
East Long Island, N.Y. — 2.3 beds
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — 2.3 beds
New Brunswick, N.J. — 2.3 beds
Allentown, Pa. — 2.2 beds
Altoona, Pa. — 2.1 beds
Danville, Pa. — 2.1 beds
Morristown, N.J. — 2.1 beds
Harrisburg, Pa. — 2 beds
Lancaster, Pa. — 2 beds
Rochester, N.Y. — 1.9 beds
Ridgewood, N.J. — 1.9 beds
York, Pa. —1.8 beds
Midwest
East North Central: Average 2.78 beds
Chicago — 3.7 beds
Peoria, Ind. — 3.2 beds
Youngstown, Ohio — 3.2 beds
Detroit — 3.1 beds
Evansville, Ind. — 3.1 beds
Gary, Ind. — 3.1 beds
Marquette, Mich. — 3 beds
St. Joseph, Mich. — 2.9 beds
Springfield, Ind. — 2.9 beds
Terre Haute, Ind. — 2.9 beds
Saginaw, Mich. — 2.8 beds
Toledo, Ohio — 2.8 beds
Dearborn, Mich. — 2.7 beds
Munster, Ind. — 2.7 beds
Cincinnati — 2.7 beds
Dayton, Ohio — 2.7 beds
Elyria, Ohio — 2.7 beds
Flint, Mich. — 2.6 beds
Blue Island, Ind. — 2.6 beds
Cleveland — 2.6 beds
Columbus, Ohio — 2. 6 beds
Milwaukee — 2.5 beds
Joliet, Ind. — 2.5 beds
Fort Wayne, Ind. — 2.5 beds
Indianapolis — 2.5 beds
South Bend, Ind. — 2.5 beds
Canton, Ohio — 2.5 beds
Pontiac, Mich. — 2.4 beds
Rockford, Ind. — 2.4 beds
Urbana, Ind. — 2.4 beds
Muncie, Ind. — 2.4 beds
Neenah, Wis. — 2.3 beds
Kalamazoo, Mich. — 2.3 beds
Lansing, Mich. — 2.3 beds
Melrose Park, Ind. — 2.3 beds
Akron, Ohio — 2.3 beds
Green Bay, Wis. — 2.2 beds
Marshfield, Wis. — 2.2 beds
Evanston, Ind. — 2.2 beds
La Crosse, Wis. — 2.1 beds
Madison, Wis. — 2.1 beds
Grand Rapids, Mich. — 2.1 beds
Muskegon, Mich. — 2.1 beds
Royal Oak, Mich. — 2.1 beds
Traverse City, Mich. — 2.1 beds
Kettering, Ohio — 2.1 beds
Ann Arbor, Mich. — 2 beds
Petoskey, Mich. — 2 beds
Bloomington, Ind. — 2 beds
Lafayette, Ind. — 2 beds
Aurora, Ind. — 1.9 beds
Elgin, Ind. — 1.9 beds
Wausau, Wis. — 1.7 beds
Hinsdale, Ind. — 1.7 beds
Appleton, Wis. — 1.6 beds
West North Central: Average 2.91 beds
Minot, N.D. — 4.2 beds
Bismarck, N.D. — 3.8 beds
Grand Forks, N.D. — 3.7 beds
Sioux Falls, S.D. — 3.4 beds
Wichita, Kan. — 3.4 beds
Joplin, Mo. — 3.2 beds
Cape Girardeau, Mo. — 3.1 beds
Topeka, Kan. — 3.1 beds
Dubuque, Iowa — 3.1 beds
Rapid City, S.D. — 3 beds
Mason City, Iowa — 3 beds
Sioux City, Iowa — 3 beds
St. Louis, Mo. — 2.9 beds
Omaha, Neb. — 2.9 beds
Duluth, Minn. — 2.9 beds
Waterloo, Iowa — 2.9 beds
Columbia, Mo. — 2.8 beds
Lincoln, Neb. — 2.8 beds
Davenport, Iowa — 2.8 beds
Rochester, Minn. — 2.7 beds
Iowa City, Iowa — 2.7 beds
Kansas City, Mo. — 2.6 beds
Fargo/Moorhead N.D. — 2.6 beds
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — 2.6 beds
Des Moines, Iowa — 2.5 beds
Springfield, Mo. — 2.3 beds
Minneapolis — 2.2 beds
St. Cloud, Minn. — 2.2 beds
St. Paul, Minn. — 2.1 beds
South
South Atlantic: Average 2.74 beds
Florence, S.C. — 3.4 beds
Albany, Ga. — 3.4 beds
Roanoke, Va. — 3.3 beds
Charleston, W. Va. — 3.3 beds
Huntington, W. Va. — 3.1 beds
Macon, Ga. — 3.1 beds
Columbus, Ga. — 3 beds
Morgantown, W. Va. — 2.9 beds
Augusta, Ga. — 2.9 beds
St. Petersburg, Fla. — 2.9 beds
Richmond, Va. — 2.8 beds
Rome, Ga. — 2.8 beds
Miami — 2.8 beds
Columbia, S.C. — 2.7 beds
Spartanburg, S.C. — 2.7 beds
Tallahassee, Fla. — 2.7 beds
Greenville, N.C. — 2.6 beds
Hickory, N.C.— 2.6 beds
Savannah, Ga. — 2.6 beds
Pensacola, Fla. — 2.6 beds
Lakeland, Fla. — 2.5 beds
Panama City, Fla. — 2.5 beds
Durham, N.C.— 2.4 beds
Wilmington, N.C. — 2.4 beds
Winston-Salem, N.C. — 2.4 beds
Jacksonville, Fla. — 2.4 beds
Wilmington, Del. — 2.3 beds
Baltimore, Md. — 2.3 beds
Washington, DC — 2.3 beds
Charleston, S.C. — 2.3 beds
Clearwater, Fla. — 2.3 beds
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — 2.3 beds
Charlotte, N.C. — 2.2 beds
Raleigh, N.C. — 2.2 beds
Hudson, Fla. — 2.2 beds
Orlando, Fla. — 2.2 beds
Tampa, Fla. — 2.2 beds
Lynchburg, Va. — 2.1 beds
Norfolk, Va. — 2.1 beds
Winchester, Va. — 2.1 beds
Asheville, N.C. — 2.1 beds
Greensboro, N.C. — 2.1 beds
Greenville, S.C. — 2.1 beds
Gainesville, Fla. — 2.1 beds
Ormond Beach, Fla. — 2.1 beds
Sarasota, Fla. — 2.1 beds
Salisbury, Md. — 2 beds
Atlanta — 2 beds
Ocala, Fla. — 2 beds
Charlottesville, Va. — 1.9 beds
Fort Myers, Fla. — 1.9 beds
Bradenton, Fla. — 1.8 beds
Takoma Park, Md. — 1.6 beds
Arlington, Va.— 1.5 beds
Newport News, Va. — 1.5 beds
East South Central: Average 3.25 beds
Gulfport, Miss. — 4.4 beds
Jackson, Miss. — 4.4 beds
Meridian, Miss. — 4.2 beds
Oxford, Miss. — 4.2 beds
Kingsport, Tenn. — 3.8 beds
Tupelo, Miss. — 3.8 beds
Hattiesburg, Miss. — 3.7 beds
Memphis, Tenn. — 3.5 beds
Birmingham, Ala. — 3.5 beds
Tuscaloosa, Ala. — 3.5 beds
Dothan, Ala. — 3.3 beds
Lexington, Ky. — 3.2 beds
Paducah, Ky. — 3.2 beds
Jackson, Tenn. — 3.1 beds
Mobile, Ala. — 3.1 beds
Johnson City, Tenn. — 2.8 beds
Knoxville, Tenn. — 2.8 beds
Nashville, Tenn. — 2.8 beds
Montgomery, Ala. — 2.7 beds
Huntsville, Ala. — 2.6 beds
Covington, Ky. — 2.5 beds
Louisville, Ky. — 2.4 beds
Owensboro, Ky. — 2.3 beds
Chattanooga, Tenn. — 2.3 beds
West South Central: Average 3.48 beds
Monroe, La. — 4.7
Lubbock, Texas — 4
Victoria, Texas — 3.9
Lafayette, La. — 3.9
Alexandria, La. — 3.8
Beaumont, Texas — 3.7
San Angelo, Texas — 3.6
Shreveport, La. — 3.6
Wichita Falls, Texas — 3.5
Lake Charles, La. — 3.5
Abilene, Texas — 3.4
Lawton, Okla.— 3.3
Amarillo, Texas — 3.3
Oklahoma City, Okla. — 3.2
Corpus Christi, Texas — 3.2
Fort Smith, Ark. — 3.2
Little Rock, Ark. —3.2
Houma, La. — 3.2
McAllen, Texas — 3.1
Longview, Texas — 3
Slidell, La. — 3
Tulsa, Okla. — 2.9
Jonesboro, Ark. — 2.9
Texarkana, Ark. — 2.9
Baton Rouge, La. — 2.9
Odessa, Texas — 2.8
Harlingen, Texas — 2.7
Tyler, Texas — 2.7
Waco, Texas — 2.6
Metairie, La. — 2.6
Houston, Texas — 2.5
Dallas, Texas — 2.4
El Paso, Texas — 2.2
Temple, Texas — 2.2
Bryan, Texas — 2.1
Fort Worth, Texas — 2.1
San Antonio, Texas — 2
Springdale, Ark. — 2
New Orleans — 2
Austin, Texas — 1.7
West
Mountain: Average 2.88 beds
Great Falls, Mont. — 3.4
Casper, Wyo. — 3.3
Pueblo, Colo. — 3.2
Billings, Mont. — 2.6
Missoula, Mont. — 2.3
Greeley, Colo. — 2.3
Idaho Falls, Idaho — 2.2
Phoenix, Ariz.— 2.2
Salt Lake City, Utah — 2.1
Albuquerque, N.M. — 2.1
Boise, Idaho — 2
Reno, Nev. — 2
Colorado Springs, Colo. — 2
Denver, Colo. — 2
Grand Junction, Colo. — 2
Tucson, Ariz. — 2
Las Vegas — 1.9
Ogden, Utah — 1.9
Provo, Utah — 1.9
Fort Collins, Colo. — 1.9
Sun City, Ariz. — 1.9
Mesa, Ariz. — 1.6
Boulder, Colo. — 1.5
Pacific: Average 1.82 beds
Anchorage, Alaska — 2.5
San Francisco, Calif. — 2.5
Chico, Calif. — 2.4
Alameda County, Calif. — 2.3
Spokane, Wash. — 2.2
Yakima, Wash. — 2.2
Napa, Calif. — 2.2
Bangor, Maine — 2.2
Los Angeles — 2.1
Portland, Maine — 2.1
Bakersfield, Calif. — 2
Fresno, Calif. — 2
Redding, Calif. — 2
Salinas, Calif. — 2
Medford, Ore.— 1.9
Modesto, Calif. — 1.9
Olympia, Wash. — 1.8
Eugene, Ore. — 1.8
San Bernardino, Calif. — 1.8
Santa Barbara, Calif. — 1.8
Santa Cruz, Calif. — 1.8
Stockton, Calif. — 1.8
Ventura, Calif. — 1.8
Bend, Ore. — 1.7
Portland, Ore.— 1.7
Orange County, Calif. — 1.7
San Luis Obispo, Calif. — 1.7
Santa Rosa, Calif. — 1.7
Honolulu — 1.7
Seattle, Wash.— 1.6
Tacoma, Wash. — 1.6
Palm Springs/Rancho Mira, Calif. — 1.6
San Diego, Calif. — 1.6
San Jose, Calif. — 1.6
Salem, Ore. — 1.5
Contra Costa County, Calif. — 1.5
Sacramento, Calif. — 1.5
San Mateo County, Calif. — 1.5
Everett, Wash. — 1.4
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