Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) serve the needs of over 62 million Americans having Medicare Part A long-term care coverage.  LTCHs provide hospital care to individuals with complicated health conditions that necessitate a longer duration (in excess of 25 days on average) of inpatient care.  As of the calendar year 2020, LTCHs accounted for approximately 5.6% of all hospitals, and about 2.6% of all hospital beds, that were participating in the Medicare program.

In the calendar year 2020, the twelve-state Southeastern region of the U.S. was home to 122 long-term care hospitals, with over 6,500 beds, that were participating in the Medicare program.  This made the region home to 27.3% of the nation's Medicare Part A enrollees and 27.7% of the program's LTCH bed capacity nationally.   A deeper look into the data reveals the following about Medicare long-term care hospital beds in the Southeastern U.S. region:

Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Beds in the Southeastern U.S.

Area	# Part A Enrollees		# Hospitals	# Beds
AL	1,056,359		8	306
AR	645,494		8	277
FL	4,674,019		23	1,464
GA	1,754,062		11	673
KY	931,126		8	630
LA	882,812		26	1,238
MS	609,478		7	311
NC	2,028,204		8	432
SC	1,101,105		6	308
TN	1,382,574		7	302
VA	1,540,473		6	492
WV	442,495		4	134
Region	17,048,200		122	6,567
National*	62,498,751		347	23,748
% of National	27.3%		35.2%	27.7%

* 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, the Calendar Year 2020