Table 3.

Transferring hospital characteristics

Total referring hospitals, number	58
Ownership
Non-profit	54 (93)
For-profit	4 (7)
Government	0 (0)
Total beds, number	300 ± 177
Intensive care unit beds, number	25 ± 14
Trauma center	14 (24)
Off-site landing zone for rotary-wing pick-upa	29 (51)
Community size
Rural	2 (4)
Small urban	21 (36)
Large urban	35 (60)
Affiliated with a medical school	27 (47)

Values are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. ^aData are missing for one hospital.