Table 44
Performance of surgery-assisting hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, May 2006
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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 | 1,268 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 56.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 8.3 |
| New England | 119 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 58.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 12.6 | 8.4 |
| Mid Atlantic | 151 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 11.3 |
| East North Central | 168 | 20.8 | 1.2 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 14.3 | 7.1 |
| West North Central | 174 | 35.1 | 2.9 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 |
| South Atlantic | 116 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 10.3 |
| East South Central | 136 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 8.8 |
| West South Central | 114 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 9.6 |
| Mountain | 156 | 38.5 | 3.2 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| Pacific | 134 | 38.1 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
*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 each division. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, May 2006. |
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