These Cities Has the Most Private Hospitals in Entire US

Hospitals are very important for a country’s society, but they also have to deal with challenges like not having enough staff and having to spend more money.

In 2022, there were 6,093 hospitals in the U.S., with over 5,000 of them being nonfederal, short-term general, and specialized hospitals such as those focused on obstetrics, gynecology, and orthopedics, according to the American Hospital Association. These hospitals have a combined total of approximately 789,000 beds that are staffed with medical professionals. Last year, they reported 31.4 million admissions and incurred $1.1 trillion in expenses, which averages out to around $35,000 per admission.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, almost 20% of U.S. hospitals experienced “critical” staffing shortages last year. Some states have a high percentage of hospitals with serious staffing shortages. For example, in Vermont, 52% of hospitals do not have enough staff. In California, which is the most populous state in the country, 35% of hospitals also report insufficient staff.

Not having enough staff can be a problem in both cities and rural areas in the United States. Rural hospitals have a hard time keeping their services running because there aren’t enough medical professionals available and they don’t have enough money. In big cities, hospitals may have enough money but face challenges due to the high number of patients compared to the limited staff, even though there are many qualified medical professionals available.

In order to find out which cities have the highest number of hospitals, 24/7 Tempo looked at data on non-federal short-term acute-care hospitals from the American Hospital Directory. The data is from the most recent cost report of each hospital and is current as of early May 2023. The AHD gathers information from many hospitals across the country. They use data from public and private sources, such as Medicare claims, hospital cost reports, and commercial licensors. The gross patient revenue, which includes both inpatient and outpatient services, is obtained from the most recent Medicare Cost Report of each hospital.