Geographic units, population groups, and facilities where residents have substandard access to mental health care services can be designated as a health professional shortage area (HPSA) by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  This designation can be based on either the size of the HPSA's population relative to (a) the number of psychiatrists that serve the community, or (b) the combined number of psychiatrists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, and certain other types of mental health care practitioners who service the area.  A shortfall indicates that the number of actual practitioners serving the HPSA is lower than what would be expected for the number of residents living in the designated area.

Based on March 31, 2025 HRSA data, nearly 122.4 million Americans lived in mental health HPSAs.  That included 18.7 million residents of the four-state U.S. Southwest.  To eliminate the mental health care shortfall in the Southwest, the HRSA estimated that an additional 937 mental health care practitioners would be needed to service mental health HPSAs in the region.  A state-level look at HRSA data as of March 31, 2025 reveals the following about the mental health care shortfall in the Southwest:

The Mental Health Care Shortfall in the Southwest

State	(1) HPSAs	(2) Population	(3) Shortfall
AZ	206	2,074,757	144
NM	96	1,362,121	73
OK	129	1,911,019	106
TX	382	13,394,834	614
Region	813	18,742,731	937
U.S.	6,418	122,383,988	6,202

(1) HRSA-designated Geographic Units, Population Groups, and Facilities with a mental health care shortfall

(2) Population of designated HPSAs

(3) Mental Health Care practitioners needed to remove HPSA Designation

Source:  Designated HPSA Quarterly Summary, March 31, 2025 (HRSA)

Family Medicine Physician Pay in the Southwest

Information published earlier this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put the number of employed family medicine physicians in the U.S. at more than 104,000 as of May 2024.  According to BLS data, the four-state Southwest U.S. region is a standout for family medicine pay, employing about 13,800 physicians in the field. Each state in the region reported annual mean wages at or above the national average, with New Mexico and Arizona both placing in the top ten for highest-paying states. A closer review of May 2024 BLS data details the following about family medicine physician pay in the Southwest:

Family Medicine Physician Pay in the Southwest

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	3,820	$306,890	3rd
NM	710	$291,980	8th
OK	2,780	$253,090	26th
TX	6,510	$270,420	16th
U.S.	104,780	$253,047	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 16, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in Ohio

Based on Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file certified bed count data, the ten largest general hospitals in Ohio are:

• Cleveland Clinic
  Location:  Cleveland, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,267
  
  
• Summa Health
  Location:  Akron, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,061
  
  
• UH Cleveland Medical Center
  Location:  Cleveland, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,037
  
  
• Riverside Methodist Hospital
  Location:  Columbus, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,000
  
  
• Ohio State University Hospital
  Location:  Columbus
  Certified Bed Count:  971
  
  
• Miami Valley Hospital
  Location:  Dayton
  Certified Bed Count:  970
  
  
• Mount Carmel East
  Location:  Columbus
  Certified Bed Count:  937
  
  
• Promedica Toledo Hospital
  Location:  Toledo
  Certified Bed Count:  794
  
  
• Genesis Healthcare System
  Location:  Zanesville
  Certified Bed Count:  767
  
  
• MetroHealth System
  Location:  Cleveland
  Certified Bed Count:  702
  

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in Florida

Certified bed count data from the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file reveal the following to be the ten largest general hospital providers in Florida:

• AdventHealth Orlando
  Location:  Orlando, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  3,289
  
  
• Jackson Memorial Hospital
  Location:  Miami, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  2,255
  
  
• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
  Location:  Orlando, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  2,024
  
  
• Baycare / St. Joseph's Hospital
  Location:  Tampa
  Certified Bed Count:  1,390
  
  
• Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
  Location:  Jacksonville, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  1,229
  
  
• Memorial Regional Hospital
  Location:  Hollywood
  Certified Bed Count:  1,079
  
  
• UF Health Shands Hospital
  Location:  Gainesville
  Certified Bed Count:  1,054
  
  
• Tampa General Hospital
  Location:  Tampa
  Certified Bed Count:  1,041
  
  
• Baptist Hospital of Miami
  Location:  Miami
  Certified Bed Count:  948
  
  
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital
  Location:  Sarasota
  Certified Bed Count:  897

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southeast

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in New England

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment data released earlier this year reported nearly 173,910 speech language pathologists (SLPs) at work in the United States as of May 2024.  About 9,840 SLPs were employed in the six-state New England region according to the BLS data.  New England is a relatively good region for speech language pathologist pay, notwithstanding the fact that Maine and Vermont ranked among the ten worst states in the country for SLP annual mean wages. Despite the poor pay environment in those states, 80% of SLPs in New England lived in one of three states in the region that ranked among the fifteen best states in the nation for speech language pathologist annual mean wage levels. A closer review of May 2024 BLS data reveals the following details about speech language pathologist pay in New England:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CT	2,160	$103,460	8th
MA	5,000	$99,570	13th
ME	610	$80,100	44th
NH	790	$86,900	29rd
RI	810	$100,40	12th
VT	470	$81,890	43rd
U.S.	173,910	$91,089	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 9, 2025

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Far Western U.S.

More than 337,000 clinical laboratory technicians and technologists were working in the United States as of May 2024 according to the most recent occupational employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Just under 44,500 of the nation's employed clinical lab techs were working in the six-state Far Western U.S. region.  For clinical lab techs, the Far West was one of the very best regions in the nation in terms of pay.  Nearly every state in the region had an average annual mean wage level for clinical lab techs that topped the national average. Moreover, three states in the region ranked in the top 10 nationally for clinical lab tech annual mean wages.  A closer examination of BLS data from May 2024 reveals the following details about clinical lab tech pay in the Far Western U.S.:

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Far Western U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	700	$71,590	12th
CA	29,460	$76,690	6th
HI	1,260	$70,030	14th
NV	2,270	$63,600	24th
OR	3,020	$78,530	4th
WA	7,740	$73,280	10th
U.S.	337,740	$65,012	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 7, 2025

Data released recently from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that, as of May 2024, more than 287,000 dental assistants were working in the United States.  About 24,000 dental assistants at work in May 2024 lived in the seven-state Great Plains region of the country.  BLS data reveals much disparity in the Great Plains region for dental assistant pay.  Dental assistants in Minnesota enjoy the highest average annual mean wage in the country, and North Dakota is another top 10 state for dental assistant annual mean wages.  However, about 53% of the region's dental assistants work in one of three states that rank 31st or worse for average annual mean wages for the profession.  A deeper dive into May 2024 BLS data details the following about dental assistant pay in the Great Plains region of the U.S.:

Dental Assistant Pay in the Great Plains Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IA	3,540	$49,020	24th
KS	3,020	$42,490	42nd
MN	5,590	$63,680	1st
MO	7,380	$45,390	37th
NE	2,360	$46,300	31st
ND	920	$54,720	7th
SD	1,240	$49,080	23rd
U.S.	287,780	$48,225	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 5, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in Texas

According to certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in Texas were:

• Methodist Hospital
  Location:  San Antonio
  Certified Bed Count:  2,465
  
  
• Memorial Hermann Hospital System
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,515
  
  
• Houston Methodist Hospital
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,299
  
  
• Baptist Medical Center
  Location:  San Antonio
  Certified Bed Count:  1,285
  
  
• Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
  Location:  Corpus Christi, TX
  Certified Bed Count:  1,040
  
  
• Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,034
  
  
• University Health System
  Location:  San Antonio, TX
  Certified Bed Count:  1,034
  
  
• Harris Health System
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  975
  
  
• Parkland Health and Hospital System
  Location:  Dallas
  Certified Bed Count:  968
  
  
• Medical City Dallas Hospital
  Location:  Dallas
  Certified Bed Count:  963

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southwest

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designates as primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSA) those geographic units, population groups, or facilities where residents have substandard access to basic medical care. This designation indicates that there is a shortfall in the actual number of primary care physicians practicing in an area relative to the standard number normally needed to serve a population the size of the one found in the HPSA.  As of March 31, 2025, more than 77.2 million Americans lived in HRSA designated primary care shortage areas.  That figure included over 2.5 million residents of the five-state Rocky Mountain region.  The HRSA estimated that to eliminate the primary care shortfall in the region, Rocky Mountain area HPSAs would need 408 additional primary care physicians.  A more detailed breakdown of 3/31/25 HRSA data reveals the following about the primary care shortfall in the Rocky Mountain region:

The Primary Care Shortfall in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	(1) HPSAs	(2) Population	(3) Shortfall
CO	120	836,096	159
ID	100	514,455	99
MT	134	315,114	54
UT	62	676,475	73
WY	41	182,633	23
Region	457	2,524,733	408
U.S.	7,749	77,253,848	13,364

(1) HRSA-designated Geographic Units, Population Groups, and Facilities with a primary care shortfall

(2) Population of designated HPSAs

(3) Primary Care practitioners needed to remove the HPSA Designation

Source:  Designated HPSA Quarterly Summary, 3/31/25 (HRSA)

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Great Lakes Region

The latest occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put nurse practitioner (NP) employment in the U.S. at more than 303,000 as of May 2024.  With over 44,400 employed nurse practitioners, the five-state Great Lakes region accounted for 15% of all nurse practitioner jobs nationally in May 2024.  While one of the better regions in the U.S. for nurse practitioner employment, pay for NPs in the region was rather weak.  NP annual mean wages in all Great Lakes states, but one, were below the national average for the profession, with Ohio ranking among the bottom ten states nationally for nurse practitioner annual mean wages.  Further examination of May 2024 BLS data shows the following about nurse practitioner pay in the Great Lakes region:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	9,560	$128,880	23rd
IN	7,470	$126,520	33rd
MI	7,900	$127,200	29th
OH	14,550	$121,250	43rd
WI	4,950	$130,490	21st
U.S.	303,410	$130,077	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 1, 2025

Family Medicine Physician Pay in the U.S. Mid-East Region

Recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals that, as of May 2024, there were just under 105,000 family medicine physicians employed in the United States.  More than 16,000 of those employed as family medicine physicians lived in the five-state Mid-East region of the country.  BLS data reveals a significant pay disparity among family medicine physicians in the Mid-East region. Practitioners in New York, the District of Columbia, and Delaware fell well below the national average for annual mean wages. In contrast, those in Maryland and New Jersey exceeded the national average, with Pennsylvania nearly cracking the top ten. An examination of May 2024 data from the BLS tells us the following about family medicine physician pay in the U.S. Mid-East region:

Family Medicine Physician Pay in the U.S. Mid-East Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	N/A	$236,820	35th
DE	640	$238,210	33rd
MD	1,070	$269,020	18th
NJ	5,820	$258,880	21st
NY	3,190	$213,480	44th
PA	5,620	$283,590	11th
U.S.	104,780	$253,047	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 30, 2025

Based on March 31, 2025 data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), over 59.7 million Americans lived in settings or areas designated as dental health professional shortage areas (HPSA).  A dental health HPSA is a population group, geographic unit, or facility where access to dental care is considered subpar because there is a shortfall in the number of dentists serving the area in comparison to the number usually needed serve a population the size of the HPSA's population.  According to 3/31/25 HRSA data, dental care HPSAs in the Mid-Eastern region of the U.S., which encompasses the District of Columbia and five states,  were home to more than 6.9 million residents.  The HRSA estimated that HPSAs in the region would need 1,256 more dentists to eliminate the dental care shortfall designation.  From 3/31/25 HRSA data, here is a quick breakdown of the dental care shortfall in the Mid-Eastern region of the U.S.:

The Dental Care Shortfall in the Mid-Eastern Region

State	(1) HPSAs	(2) Population	(3) Shortfall
DC	11	90,280	22
DE	11	319,152	82
MD	42	1,827,579	234
NJ	38	226,624	36
NY	161	2,779,530	588
PA	148	1,684,495	294
Region	411	6,927,660	1,256
U.S.	7,054	59,718,174	10,143

(1) HRSA-designated Geographic Units, Population Groups, and Facilities with a dental care shortfall

(2) Population of designated HPSAs

(3) Dental Care practitioners needed to remove HPSA Designation

Source:  Designated HPSA Quarterly Summary, 3/31/25 (HRSA)

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Southeastern U.S.

According to certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospital providers in the Southeastern U.S. were:

• AdventHealth Orlando
  Location:  Orlando, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  3,289
  
  
• Jackson Memorial Hospital
  Location:  Miami, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  2,255
  
  
• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
  Location:  Orlando, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  2,024
  
  
• North Healthcare / Norton Hospital
  Location:  Louisville, KY
  Certified Bed Count:  1,730
  
  
• Methodist Healthcare / Methodist University Hospital
  Location:  Memphis, TN
  Certified Bed Count:  1,593
  
  
• Baycare / St. Joseph's Hospital
  Location:  Tampa, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  1,390
  
  
• UofL Health - Jewish Hospital
  Location:  Louisville, KY
  Certified Bed Count:  1,261
  
  
• Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
  Location:  Jacksonville, FL
  Certified Bed Count:  1,229
  
  
• UAB Hospital
  Location:  Birmingham, AL
  Certified Bed Count:  1,157
  
  
• Cone Health Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
  Location:  Greensboro, NC
  Certified Bed Count:  1,122

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southeast

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

Current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that, as of May 2023, more than 221,180 radiologic technologists and technicians were employed in the United States.  The twelve-state Southeastern U.S. held over 73,900 of the nation's radiologic tech jobs at that time.  BLS data revealed the region to be the weakest in the nation for radiologic tech pay, as only one state in the region, Virginia, recorded an annual mean wage level for radiologic techs that topped the national average.  Moreover, nine states in the region ranked among the ten worst states in the nation for radiologic tech annual mean wage levels.  A detailed examination of May 2023 BLS data provides the following state-level information about radiologic tech pay in the Southeastern U.S.:

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AL	3,560	$56,670	50th
AR	2,180	$59,470	49th
FL	15,250	$65,640	41st
GA	6,780	$67,880	35th
KY	3,570	$63,520	44th
LA	3,160	$61,480	48th
MS	2,690	$53,660	51st
NC	7,370	$67,500	37th
SC	3,670	$62,980	45th
TN	4,340	$62,710	42nd
VA	5,000	$74,690	20th
WV	1,610	$64,580	42nd
U.S.	221,180	$73,907	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 24, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in Michigan

Certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file reveal the following to be the ten largest general hospitals in Michigan:

• Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
  Location:  Grand Rapids, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,135
  
  
• Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  Location:  Royal Oak, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,031
  
  
• DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
  Location:  Detroit, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  991
  
  
• Henry Ford Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  903
  
  
• University of Michigan Medicine
  Location:  Ann Arbor
  Certified Bed Count:  800
  
  
• DMC Harper University Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  712
  
  
• Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
  Location:  Dearborn
  Certified Bed Count:  623
  
  
• Covenant Medical Center
  Location:  Saginaw
  Certified Bed Count:  623
  
  
• University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospital
  Location:  Lansing
  Certified Bed Count:  617
  
  
• Henry Ford St. John Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  572

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Great Plains Region

Based on certified bed count data from the 2024 Fourth Quarter Medicare Provider of Services file, here are the ten largest general hospital providers in the Great Plains region of the U.S.:

1. Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester
   Location:  Rochester, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  2,059
   
   
2. Barnes Jewish Hospital
   Location:  St. Louis, MO
   Certified Bed Count:  1,737
   
   
3. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  1,700
   
   
4. Ascension Via Christi Hospital
   Location:  Wichita, KS
   Certified Bed Count:  1,412
   
   
5. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
   Location:  Iowa City, IA
   Certified Bed Count:  1,103
   
   
6. University of Kansas Hospitals
   Location:  Kansas City, KS
   Certified Bed Count:  1,045
   
   
7. Abbott Northwestern Hospital
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  952
   
   
8. Hennepin County Medical Center
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  894
   
   
9. CoxHealth Medical Centers
   Location:  Springfield, MO
   Certified Bed Count:  867
   
   
10. Wesley Medical Center
    Location:  Wichita, KS
    Certified Bed Count:  859
    

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Plains Region

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

Released earlier this year, May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that over 174,000 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were employed in the United States. More than 3,460 of them worked in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. However, BLS was unable to include Colorado’s 2024 data due to quality concerns, omitting what could account for up to 60% of the region’s workforce. As a result, the Rocky Mountain region ranked among the lowest-performing of all eight regions, with two of the remaining four states—Utah and Idaho—placing in the bottom ten nationally. A closer review of May 2024 BLS data reveals the following about speech language pathologist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
ID	1,310	$73,810	49th
MT	430	$83,830	39th
UT	1,450	$83,640	40th
WY	270	$88,930	25th
U.S.	173,910	$91,089	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 18, 2025

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) most recent occupational data put clinical laboratory technician and technologist employment at over 337,700 as of May 2024.  Nearly 70,000 clinical lab tech positions were in the four-state Southwestern U.S. region at that time.  For clinical lab techs, the Southwestern U.S. was a poor region in terms of pay relative to the national average.  The clinical lab tech annual mean wage level in all four Southwestern states lagged the national average, and two states in the region, Oklahoma and New Mexico, ranked among the ten worst in the nation for clinical lab tech annual mean wages. A further review of BLS data from May 2024 yielded the following state-level details about clinical lab tech pay in the Southwestern U.S.:

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	6,500	$66,740	19th
NM	1,840	$53,670	48th
OK	4,520	$57,210	41st
TX	29,910	$59,030	38th
U.S.	337,740	$65,012	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 17, 2025

Data published recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that over 287,780 dental assistants were working in the United States as of May 2024.  More than 51,500 dental assistants employed in May 2024 lived in the five-state Great Lakes region of the country.  BLS data reveals the Great Lakes region to be a relatively decent one for dental assistant pay, with only Illinois and Michigan lagging behind the national average.  Further examination of May 2024 BLS data shows the following about dental assistant pay in the Great Lakes region:

Dental Assistant Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	15,620	$47,170	27th
IN	6,250	$49,590	20th
MI	11,830	$45,990	32nd
OH	11,130	$50,960	14th
WI	6,720	$49,240	22nd
U.S.	287,780	$48,225	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 16, 2025

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Far West Region

Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that there were over 303,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) employed in the United States as of May 2024.  More than 32,000 NP jobs in the U.S. were in the six-state Far West region of the country.  The Far West region is the best in the nation for nurse practitioner pay, with four states in the region ranking in the top 10 nationally for NP annual mean wages. A closer look at BLS data from May 2024 shows the following about nurse practitioner pay in the Far West region:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Far West Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	570	$142,340	6th
CA	20,980	$173,190	1st
HI	470	$135,020	12th
NV	2,940	N/A	N/A
OR	2,430	$148,030	3rd
WA	4,790	$143,620	5th
U.S.	303,410	$130,077	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 14, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in California

From certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter, 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in California were:

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
  Location:  San Jose, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  1,182
  
  
• UCSF Medical Center
  Location:  San Francisco
  Certified Bed Count:  1,019
  
  
• Sharp Memorial Hospital
  Location:  San Diego
  Certified Bed Count:  881
  
  
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  Location:  Los Angeles
  Certified Bed Count:  848
  
  
• Community Regional Medical Center
  Location:  Fresno, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  794
  
  
• Scripps Mercy Hospital
  Location:  San Diego
  Certified Bed Count:  700
  
  
• Los Angeles General Medical Center
  Location:  Los Angeles
  Certified Bed Count:  676
  
  
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Zion
  Location:  San Diego, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  659
  
  
• UC Davis Medical Center
  Location:  Sacramento
  Certified Bed Count:  631
  
  
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
  Location:  Sacramento
  Certified Bed Count:  628

Supplemental resource:  The Far West's Top Cancer Hospitals

Based on certified bed count information in the Fourth Quarter, 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in New England included:

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in New England

1. Massachusetts General Hospital
   Location:  Boston
   Certified Bed Count:  907
   
   
2. Yale New Haven Hospital
   Location:  New Haven, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  874
   
   
3. Hartford Hospital
   Location:  Hartford, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  819
   
   
4. Rhode Island Hospital
   Location:  Providence, RI
   Certified Bed Count:  719
   
   
5. Baystate Medical Center
   Location:  Springfield, MA
   Certified Bed Count:  716
   
   
6. Southcoast Health
   Location:  Fall River, MA
   Certified Bed Count:  695
   
   
7. Brigham and Women's Hospital
   Location:  Boston
   Certified Bed Count:  663
   
   
8. Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
   Location:  Hartford, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  617
   
   
9. University of Vermont Medical Center
   Location:  Burlington, VT
   Certified Bed Count:  615
   
   
10. MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
    Location:  Portland, ME
    Certified Bed Count:  606
    

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in New England

Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

Recently published data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts family medicine physician employment at more than 104,700 as of May 2024. Over 7,700 of those employed as family physicians are located in the seven-state Great Plains region. BLS data reveals significant disparities in family physician pay across the region. While Nebraska and Iowa ranked in the top ten nationally, three other states did not meet the national average. One of these states, South Dakota, nearly fell into the bottom quintile nationally for family physician annual mean wages. Further examination of the May 2024 BLS data provides the following insights into family medicine physician pay in the Great Plains region:

Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IA	1,250	$292,030	7th
KS	140	$244,390	29th
MN	2,290	$227,170	13th
MO	2,470	$228,690	37th
NE	730	$313,750	2nd
ND	280	$266,220	19th
SD	600	$223,520	40th
U.S.	104,780	$253,047	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 11, 2025