Table 1 Distribution of Hospitals Included in the Study
Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 411 | 100 |
HHS region (states)a | ||
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | 9 | 2.2 |
Region 2 (NJ, NY) | 45 | 11.0 |
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV) | 18 | 4.4 |
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) | 97 | 23.6 |
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) | 96 | 23.4 |
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) | 70 | 17.0 |
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE) | 12 | 2.9 |
Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) | 12 | 2.9 |
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV) | 34 | 8.3 |
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA) | 18 | 4.4 |
Urban/Rural | ||
Urban | 315 | 76.6 |
Rural | 96 | 23.4 |
Teaching status | ||
Non-teaching | 290 | 70.6 |
Teaching | 121 | 29.4 |
Bed size | ||
< 100 | 109 | 26.5 |
100–300 | 176 | 42.8 |
> 300 | 126 | 30.7 |