Psychiatric hospitals account for about 9.9% of the hospitals, and about 6.6% of the hospital beds, that provide the hospital infrastructure serving more than 62 million Americans having Medicare Part A insurance coverage.  In the calendar year 2020, the seven-state Great Plains region of the U.S. was home to 37 psychiatric hospitals, with over 2,250 beds, that were participating in the Medicare program.  While the region was home to about 6.6% of the nation's Medicare Part A enrollment, it only held roughly 3.7% of the Medicare program's psychiatric hospital bed capacity.  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	637,145		3	299
KS	545,607		6	393
MN	1,045,280		10	323
MO	1,246,928		13	757
NE	353,434		2	98
ND	133,840		2	252
SD	180,149		1	133
Region	4,142,384		37	2,255
National*	62,498,751		613	61,129
% of National	6.6%		6.0%	3.7%

* 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 2020