Below are the 10 states with the fewest staffed hospital beds at community hospitals per 1,000 population, based on data from the 1999-2018 AHA Annual Survey and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
1. Oregon: 1.6
2. Washington: 1.7
3. New Mexico: 1.8
4. Utah: 1.8
5. California: 1.8
6. Colorado: 1.9
7. Maryland: 1.9
8. Arizona: 1.9
9: Idaho: 1.9
10. Hawaii: 1.9
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