Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Beds in the Great Plains Region

Psychiatric hospitals account for about 10% of the hospitals, and just over 6.4% of the hospital beds, that provide the hospital infrastructure serving more than 60 million Americans having Medicare Part A insurance coverage.  In calendar year 2019, the seven-state Great Plains region of the U.S. was home to 39 psychiatric hospitals, with over 2,400 beds, who were participating in the Medicare program.  While the region was home to about 6.6% of the nation's Medicare Part A enrollment, it had only 4.0% of the Medicare program's psychiatric hospital beds.  Here is a state-level look at Medicare psychiatric hospital beds in the Great Plains region:

Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Beds in the Great Plains Region

	# Part A Enrollees		# Hospitals	# Beds
IA	624,968		2	227
KS	534,086		7	417
MN	1,020,671		10	323
MO	1,225,992		14	890
NE	345,802		2	98
ND	130,540		3	322
SD	175,506		1	133
Region	4,057,565		39	2,410
National*	61,166,694		604	59,851
% of National	6.6%		6.5%	4.0%

* National totals include U.S. territories

Data Source:  CMS Program Statistics, Table: MDCR PROVIDERS 4. Medicare Providers:  Number of Medicare Certified Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Number of Beds, by State, Territories, Possessions and Other, Calendar Year 2019