Critical access hospitals in the United States

  • Critical access hospital
  • United States
Critical access hospitals
80
Linked to a hospital or group
10
Hospitals with a critical access hospital
13
Medical groups with a critical access hospital
15
States and territories
34

There are 80 critical access hospitals in the US. California has the most, 10, and Manteca Medical Center has the most affiliated critical access hospitals of any hospital, 1. 67% finished medical school 30 or more years ago.

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California has the most critical access hospitals, with 10

There are 80 critical access hospitals in the US, according to Dmand AI data. New York is second with 10, and Illinois third with 6.

States with the most critical access hospitals
#StateCritical access hospitals
1California10
2New York10
3Illinois6
4Texas6
5Florida4
6Ohio3
7Washington, DC3
8Utah3
9Iowa2
10Missouri2

Top 10 of 34 states and territories with a critical access hospital

Critical access hospitals in every other state and territory

  • Massachusetts2
  • Michigan2
  • Washington2
  • Minnesota2
  • Connecticut2
  • North Carolina2
  • Wisconsin2
  • Arizona1
  • South Dakota1
  • Puerto Rico1
  • Idaho1
  • Georgia1
  • Delaware1
  • Colorado1
  • Tennessee1
  • Maine1
  • Nebraska1
  • Indiana1
  • Mississippi1
  • New Jersey1
  • Vermont1
  • Virginia1
  • Wyoming1
  • Kentucky1

Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS)

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MedStar Medical Group Anesthesiology has the most critical access hospitals of any US medical group, with 1

HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN) is second with 1, and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center third with 1. Counts are critical access hospitals linked to each group.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Manteca Medical Center has the most affiliated critical access hospitals of any US hospital, with 1

MedStar Washington Hospital Center is second with 1, and OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center - Peru third with 1. US critical access hospitals are affiliated with 13 hospitals in all.

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Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

8 US critical access hospitals practice at a hospital, the most common site of care

3 also practice at a medical group site, and 1 at breast imaging centers. A critical access hospital can practice at several kinds of site, so the shares overlap.

US critical access hospitals by site of care

  1. Hospitals8
  2. Medical group practices3
  3. Breast imaging centers1
  4. Hospices1
  5. Skilled nursing facilities1

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Practice Data

67% of US critical access hospitals finished medical school 30 or more years ago

2 of the 3 US critical access hospitals with a graduation year on file. 0 graduated in the last 10 years.

Physicians by years since medical school

  1. Under 10 years ago0
  2. 10 to 19 years ago0
  3. 20 to 29 years ago1
  4. 30 to 39 years ago2
  5. 40 or more years ago0

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Every US critical access hospital profile shows current hospitals and groups, Medicare activity and NPI details

  • Primary practiceThe main place they practice, with its type and cityOn every profile
  • Every site of careEach hospital, clinic and group where they practice nowWith a free account
  • EmployerThe organization they work for, when one is on fileWith a free account
  • Medicare servicesServices and procedure codes billed to Medicare, from CMSOn every profile
  • Medicare Part D prescribingClaims and drug costs from Part D, from CMSOn every profile
  • Industry paymentsPayments from drug and device makers, from CMS Open PaymentsOn every profile
  • Publications and clinical trialsResearch papers and trials linked to the NPI, when on fileOn every profile
  • Licenses and graduation yearState license numbers and medical school graduation yearOn every profile
  • NPI detailsNPI, enumeration date, primary taxonomy and practice addressOn every profile
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  • EHR in useThe EHR at each site where they practiceWith a free account
  • Colleagues at each siteThe clinicians they work with at each hospital and groupWith a free account

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS), Open Payments (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sources for the US critical access hospital directory

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
HCPs, types and specialtiesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sites of care, hospitals and medical groupsDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medical school graduation yearDmand AI Professional Profile Data

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Critical access hospitals are HCPs whose primary specialty is critical access hospital (taxonomy code 282NC0060X), with an active NPI and a US practice address.

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How many critical access hospitals are in the US?

80 critical access hospitals have an active NPI, a US practice address and critical access hospital (taxonomy code 282NC0060X) as their primary specialty. 10 of them are linked to a hospital or medical group.

Which state has the most critical access hospitals?

California, with 10, followed by New York with 10 and Illinois with 6.

Which medical groups have the most critical access hospitals?

MedStar Medical Group Anesthesiology, with 1, followed by HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN) with 1 and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center with 1.

Which hospitals have the most critical access hospitals?

Manteca Medical Center, with 1 affiliated critical access hospitals, followed by MedStar Washington Hospital Center with 1 and OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center - Peru with 1.

How many US critical access hospitals finished medical school 30 or more years ago?

2 of the 3 with a graduation year on file, or 67%. 0 graduated in the last 10 years.

What is the taxonomy code for critical access hospital?

282NC0060X is the NPPES taxonomy code for critical access hospital. Sub-specialties with their own code are counted on their own lists.

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