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. 1986 Winter;8(2):77–85.

Table 2. Number of beds and average bed size of urban and rural hospitals, by State: Federal fiscal year 19841.

State Total Urban Rural



Number of beds Average bed size Number of beds Average bed size Number of beds Average bed size
United States 976,787 168 766,610 252 210,177 76
Alabama 19,345 150 13,809 247 5,536 76
Alaska 1,255 57 601 200 654 34
Arizona 10,419 145 8,309 231 2,110 59
Arkansas 10,892 113 4,928 259 5,964 77
California 82,109 169 78,967 186 3,142 52
Colorado 10,978 137 8,794 266 2,184 46
Connecticut 10,677 305 10,374 314 303 152
Delaware 2,026 289 1,408 469 618 155
District of Columbia 4,438 403 4,438 403 0
Florida 50,557 233 47,037 266 3,520 88
Georgia 24,552 148 16,227 239 8,325 85
Hawaii 2,356 124 1,796 200 560 56
Idaho 2,884 64 521 261 2,363 55
Illinois 55,549 231 46,525 312 9,024 99
Indiana 24,465 207 18,254 309 6,211 105
Iowa 14,827 114 7,954 306 6,873 66
Kansas 12,663 87 5,901 281 6,762 55
Kentucky 15,589 147 8,549 285 7,040 93
Louisiana 19,824 138 14,754 214 5,070 68
Maine 4,681 104 2,769 146 1,912 74
Maryland 14,876 281 13,872 302 1,004 143
Massachusetts 25,241 229 24,572 236 669 112
Michigan 38,183 187 32,132 259 6,051 76
Minnesota 18,783 110 13,117 238 5,666 49
Mississippi 12,858 109 3,471 231 9,387 91
Missouri 28,247 187 20,857 286 7,390 95
Montana 3,696 59 979 245 2,717 46
Nebraska 8,937 90 3,858 297 5,079 59
Nevada 3,409 142 3,033 233 376 34
New Hampshire 3,206 119 1,971 152 1,235 88
New Jersey 29,135 310 29,135 310 0
New Mexico 4,319 88 2,200 200 2,119 56
New York 73,493 283 67,126 332 6,367 110
North Carolina 23,163 173 13,483 264 9,680 117
North Dakota 3,753 70 1,545 193 2,208 48
Ohio 49,014 253 40,563 322 8,451 124
Oklahoma 14,434 109 8,932 203 5,502 63
Oregon 8,998 120 6,261 184 2,737 67
Pennsylvania 52,686 231 45,898 254 6,788 144
Rhode Island 3,465 248 3,465 248 0
South Carolina 11,204 153 7,079 215 4,125 103
South Dakota 3,776 60 1,200 240 2,576 44
Tennessee 25,149 171 18,671 271 6,478 83
Texas 63,724 135 51,188 212 12,536 55
Utah 4,351 112 3,405 213 946 41
Vermont 2,059 129 643 322 1,416 101
Virginia 21,627 212 15,978 285 5,649 123
Washington 11,820 113 9,386 168 2,434 50
West Virginia 10,069 153 4,688 247 5,381 114
Wisconsin 21,292 147 15,419 227 5,873 76
Wyoming 1,734 64 568 189 1,166 49
1

Prospective payment system recalibration file.