Western United States

==Health==
The Western United States consistently ranks well in health measures. The rate of potentially preventable hospitalizations in the Western United States was consistently lower than other regions from 2005 to 2011.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Torio CM, Andrews RM | title =  Geographic Variation in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2005–2011 | journal = HCUP Statistical Brief No. 178 | publisher = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | location = Rockville, MD | date = September 2014 | pmid = 25411684 | url = https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.jsp}}</ref> While the proportion of maternal or neonatal hospital stays was higher in the Western United States relative to other regions, the proportion of medical stays in hospitals was lower than in other regions in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | author = Wiess, AJ and Elixhauser A | title =  Overview of Hospital Utilization, 2012 | work = HCUP Statistical Brief No. 180 | publisher = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | location = Rockville, MD | date = October 2014 | url = https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.jsp}}</ref>