Critical access hospitals in the United States
- Critical access hospitals
- 1,378
- Staffed beds
- 29,168
- Teaching hospitals
- 21
- Outpatient sites
- 995
- Affiliated HCPs
- 135,138
There are 1,378 critical access hospitals in the US. Texas has the most, 93, and CommonSpirit Health owns the most, 30. Southwest Healthcare Services is the largest, with 35 staffed beds.
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Southwest Healthcare Services is the largest critical access hospital in the US, with 35 beds
Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton is second with 30 beds, and Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson is third with 29.
Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Texas has the most critical access hospitals of any state, with 93
Iowa is second with 82 and Kansas third with 82. Each state with three or more links to its own list of critical access hospitals.
- Texas93
- Iowa82
- Kansas82
- Minnesota76
- Nebraska62
- Wisconsin58
- Illinois55
- Montana50
- South Dakota40
- Oklahoma39
- Washington39
- California38
- North Dakota37
- Michigan35
- Missouri35
- Indiana33
- Ohio33
- Colorado32
- Georgia31
- Kentucky29
- Mississippi29
- Arkansas28
- Louisiana27
- Idaho26
- Oregon25
- West Virginia21
- North Carolina20
- New York20
- Wyoming19
- Maine18
- Arizona17
- Pennsylvania17
- Tennessee15
- Alaska13
- New Hampshire13
- New Mexico13
- Nevada13
- Utah13
- Florida12
- Hawaii9
- Alabama8
- Virginia8
- Vermont8
- Massachusetts4
- South Carolina3
Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)
CommonSpirit Health owns the most US critical access hospitals, with 30
129 health systems and parent organizations run two or more US critical access hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.
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26,937 executives and department leaders work at US critical access hospitals
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Leaders by department
- Executive leadership4,389, names and contacts available with a free account
- Operations and administration2,579, names and contacts available with a free account
- Nursing leadership1,585, names and contacts available with a free account
- Physicians and medical leadership1,522, names and contacts available with a free account
- Service lines and programs1,213, names and contacts available with a free account
- Human resources1,187, names and contacts available with a free account
- Other / unclassified1,182, names and contacts available with a free account
- Diagnostics1,126, names and contacts available with a free account
- Facilities and support services940, names and contacts available with a free account
- Marketing and patient experience927, names and contacts available with a free account
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780 of the 1,378 US critical access hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS
59 are for-profit and 538 are run by a government. 21 are teaching hospitals, 1,331 have an emergency department and 534 are trauma centers.
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
135,138 HCPs practice at US critical access hospitals, 80,462 of them physicians
Each clinician is counted once, across every US critical access hospital where they have a current affiliation.
HCPs at US critical access hospitals by type
- Physicians (MD, DO)80,462
- Nurses and nurse practitioners31,756
- Physician assistants12,767
- Behavioral health clinicians2,779
- Other HCPs7,374
Largest physician specialties at US critical access hospitals
- Family medicine15,661
- Internal medicine8,897
- Emergency medicine7,571
- Diagnostic radiology6,575
- Cardiovascular disease3,414
- Orthopaedic surgery2,973
- Surgery2,857
- Hospitalist2,401
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Each US critical access hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders
- Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
- Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
- Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
- Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the US critical access hospital directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Hospitals, types and services | Provider of Services File (CMS) |
| Beds, discharges and revenue | Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) |
| Health systems and outpatient sites | Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Affiliated HCPs | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Executives and department leaders | Dmand AI Executive Data |
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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as critical access hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.
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How many critical access hospitals are in the US?
There are 1,378 critical access hospitals in the US, with 29,168 staffed beds between them.
What is a critical access hospital?
A small rural hospital that CMS certifies to keep care close to home. It has 25 or fewer inpatient beds, keeps an average stay of 96 hours or less, and is usually more than 35 miles from another hospital.
Which state has the most critical access hospitals?
Texas, with 93, followed by Iowa with 82 and Kansas with 82.
What is the largest critical access hospital in the US?
Southwest Healthcare Services in Bowman, North Dakota, with 35 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital is second with 30.
Which health system has the most critical access hospitals in the US?
CommonSpirit Health, with 30 critical access hospitals, followed by Avera Health with 24 and Sanford Health with 20.
How many US critical access hospitals are nonprofit?
780 of 1,378, according to CMS ownership records. 59 are for-profit and 538 are government hospitals.
How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?
Each hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.
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