Table 37
Performance of OB-augmentation in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 900 | 21.6% | 0.6% | 61.7% | 0.9% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 28.6% | 8.7% |
| New England | 41 | 14.6% | 2.4% | 70.7% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 24.4% | 7.3% |
| Mid Atlantic | 86 | 5.8% | 1.2% | 67.0% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 23.4% | 9.3% |
| East North Central | 174 | 27.0% | 1.1% | 71.9% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 18.7% | 5.2% |
| West North Central | 130 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 64.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 23.3% | 4.6% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 7.5% | 0.7% | 52.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 43.3% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 55 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 54.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 30.0% | 9.1% |
| West South Central | 90 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 67.4% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 6.7% | 19.1% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 59.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 32.4% | 9.2% |
| Pacific | 114 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 0.8% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 33.1% | 11.4% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians with hospital privileges. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008. |
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