Table 3.

Unadjusted Results: Comparison across State and Hospital Type

	PA Children's Hospital	PA General Hospital	NY Children's Hospital	NY General Hospital	P-Value*
LOS mean with readmission	2.4	2.3	3.2	3.1	+	+	+	+
CLOS mean with readmission	2.2	2.0	3.8	3.0	+	+	+	+
Prolonged (%) with readmission	23	21	30	32	+	+	+	+
LOS mean no readmission	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.6	+	0	+	0
CLOS mean no readmission	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.3	+	+	0	+
Prolonged (%) no readmission	22	20	27	29	+	+	+	+
Readmission (%)	1.3	1.3	4.5	4.0	0	+	+	0

^*Four tests are reported per line in the following order: PA Children's vs. PA General; NY Children's vs. NY General; NY vs. PA; and Children's vs. General. A test significant at p <0.05 is denoted with a “+,” a nonsignificant test is denoted by a “0.”