Table 34
Performance of Obstetrics in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, September 2009
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only w/ Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Insurance Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| All responses | 1,156 | 18% | 1% | 83% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 13% |
| MidAtlantic | 99 | 5% | 0% | 83% | 1% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 18% |
| NewEngland | 33 | 12% | 0% | 82% | 0% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| ENCentral | 196 | 22% | 1% | 84% | 2% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
| WNCentral | 136 | 33% | 0% | 79% | 0% | 11% | 1% | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| ESCentral | 61 | 4% | 2% | 73% | 0% | 14% | 2% | 12% | 0% | 12% |
| SAtlantic | 200 | 8% | 0% | 84% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 21% |
| WSCentral | 116 | 12% | 2% | 89% | 0% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
| Mountatin | 119 | 18% | 1% | 80% | 3% | 10% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 19% |
| Pacific | 163 | 27% | 2% | 86% | 0% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 16% |
*The numbers and percentages are for of active AAFP members. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008 |
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