Summary statistics across rural–urban continuum
| RUCA* | ASBH members, n (%) | General US population (%) | Hospital facilities, n (%) | Ratio of members to hospital facilities | Hospital beds, n (%) | Ratio of member to hospital beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBH, American Society of Bioethics and Humanity; RUCA, Rural–Urban Community Area. | ||||||
| *RUCA codes are defined according to Washington’s State Department of Health’s four-tiered RUCA consolidation system.17 †Does not add up to exactly 100% because of approximation. | ||||||
| Urban core areas | 919 (91) | 66.1 | 3221 (54) | 0.29 | 717 151 (76) | 1:780 |
| Suburban areas | 40 (4)4 | 11.3 | 334 (6) | 0.12 | 33 287 (4) | 1:832 |
| Large town areas | 33 (3)3 | 9.5 | 835 (14) | 0.04 | 106 637 (11) | 1:3231 |
| Small town and isolated rural areas | 17 (2) | 13.1 | 1525 (26) | 0.01 | 91 120 (10) | 1:5360 |
| Total | 1009 (100) | 100 | 5915 (100) | 948 195 (100)† | ||