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State Hospital Rankings

A new report reveals that where you live may have a major impact on the quality of healthcare you will receive when admitted to the hospital.

Hospital Care: Does Your State Rate

Every state, including the ones at the bottom of the list, has hospitals that provide excellent and poor care. It's fairly confusing when you consider that hospital care differs depending on what your ailment is. For example, if you suffer a heart attack in Mississippi, you are likely to be in more danger than if it happened in Colorado.

So, how do you know if you're getting the quality of hospital care you deserve? The sixth annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study reports that the level of healthcare offered by our nation's hospitals greatly differs between states, taking the District of Columbia into account as well.

The survey rates almost 5,000 hospitals across the country on 26 common procedures and conditions, and the results exhibit that northern states and those of lower population offer superior hospital care.

Rank by state:

1. North Dakota
2. Florida
3. Ohio
4. Michigan
5. Maryland
6. Colorado
7. Pennsylvania
8. Connecticut
9. Utah
10. South Dakota
11. Virginia
12. Minnesota
13. Arizona
14. Montana
15. New Jersey
16. Maine
17. Illinois
18. Rhode Island
19. Washington
20. Indiana
21. Oregon
22. Washington, D.C.
23. New Hampshire
24. Idaho
25. California
26. Massachusetts
27. Missouri
28. Louisiana
29. North Carolina
30. Texas
31. New Mexico
32. Nebraska
33. New York
34. Kentucky
35. Delaware
36. Nevada
37. Georgia
38. Wisconsin
39. Alaska
40. Iowa
41. West Virginia
42. South Carolina
43. Wyoming
44. Hawaii
45. Oklahoma
46. Vermont
47. Kansas
48. Tennessee
49. Arkansas
50. Alabama
51. Mississippi