Suppose the American Medical Association Center for Health Policy Research included data, by state, on the number of community hospitals and the average patient stay (in days) in its publication. The data (by state) are shown in the table. Which two states have an unusually high number of hospitals?
State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mass. Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Hospitals 330166188236123133101459385110117527610213353 State Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist of Columbia Florida Nebraska Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York N.Caroline N.Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Hospitals 793581128990212896373331174719339966231 State Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Rhode S.Carolina S.Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington W.Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Hospitals 1621941279113126852122235421598925947827
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