Who Staffs Your State's Emergency Departments?

Analysis of Ivy Clinicians' data shows wide variation in employer types among states.

An analysis of Ivy Clinicians’ emergency medicine employer data shows wide variation among states in the percentage of emergency departments staffed by medical groups owned by private equity, health systems, or physicians.

Largest share of emergency departments (EDs) staffed by private equity-owned medical groups:

1. Tennessee

2. Florida

3. Nevada

4. New Jersey

5. Kentucky

Smallest share of EDs staffed by private equity-owned medical groups:

• Washington, DC

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• North Dakota

• Montana

• Minnesota

Largest share of EDs staffed by health system-owned medical groups:

1. Washington, DC

2. North Dakota

3. Montana

4. Vermont

5. Nebraska

Smallest share of EDs staffed by health system-owned medical groups:

1. Tennessee

2. California

3. Texas

4. Hawaii

5. Nevada

Largest share of EDs staffed by physician-owned medical groups:

1. Hawaii

2. California

3. Texas

4. Colorado

5. Utah

Smallest share of EDs staffed by physician-owned medical groups:

1. Maine

2. North Dakota

3. Vermont

4. Montana

5. South Carolina

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Notes:

• This analysis is based on Ivy Clinicians' data, accessed on December 2, 2023.

• The ownership category is based on the entity type that owns a majority of the medical practice’s equity. If you notice incorrect data on Ivy Clinicians, please email Leon Adelman at leon@ivyclinicians.io with your correction.

• Ivy’s data is collected via publicly available medical practice information or provided to Ivy by clinicians and medical groups.