Community Hospital Units by State (2011)

Rank	State	Medicare Length of Stay
	UNITED STATES	5.54
1	NORTH DAKOTA	7.60
2	HAWAII	7.24
3	NEW YORK	6.80
4	ALASKA	6.22
5	NEVADA	6.17
6	DELAWARE	6.17
7	LOUISIANA	5.97
8	TEXAS	5.97
9	GEORGIA	5.95
10	SOUTH CAROLINA	5.92
11	PENNSYLVANIA	5.89
12	CONNECTICUT	5.80
13	NEW JERSEY	5.76
14	WEST VIRGINIA	5.70
15	OKLAHOMA	5.67
16	MISSISSIPPI	5.65
17	NEBRASKA	5.65
18	ALABAMA	5.65
19	TENNESSEE	5.58
20	ARKANSAS	5.56
21	RHODE ISLAND	5.55
22	NEW MEXICO	5.54
23	NORTH CAROLINA	5.52
24	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.51
25	VIRGINIA	5.45
26	MICHIGAN	5.45
27	KANSAS	5.40
28	FLORIDA	5.40
29	MASSACHUSETTS	5.33
30	CALIFORNIA	5.30
31	INDIANA	5.27
32	SOUTH DAKOTA	5.27
33	KENTUCKY	5.26
34	MONTANA	5.23
35	MISSOURI	5.21
36	OHIO	5.20
37	ILLINOIS	5.17
38	MINNESOTA	5.14
39	COLORADO	5.11
40	VERMONT	5.09
41	MARYLAND	5.05
42	MAINE	5.01
43	WYOMING	4.94
44	IOWA	4.93
45	WISCONSIN	4.82
46	WASHINGTON	4.75
47	ARIZONA	4.72
48	IDAHO	4.71
49	UTAH	4.56
50	OREGON	4.49

Source:  AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals