Table 44
Performance of surgery-assisting 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 | 21.0% | 1.1% | 63.3% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 30.0% | 8.8% |
| New England | 41 | 9.8% | 2.4% | 75.6% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 7.3% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 66.0% | 7.2% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 21.6% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 175 | 21.7% | 1.1% | 75.7% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 17.8% | 5.1% |
| West North Central | 129 | 42.6% | 3.1% | 72.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 24.1% | 4.7% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 4.5% | 0.7% | 54.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 42.3% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 54 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 46.6% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 41.4% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 64.7% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 25.9% | 10.0% |
| Mountain | 76 | 32.9% | 0.0% | 62.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 33.3% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 114 | 34.2% | 1.8% | 53.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 38.5% | 10.5% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. 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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