Table 1.
Baseline Hospital Characteristics by Hospital Performance Group
| Variable | Overall | Lagging (≤25%) | 25–50% | 50–75% | Leading (>75%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=327 (100%) | n=81 (24.8%) | n=82 (25.1%) | n=82 (25.1%) | n=82 (25.1%) | ||
| Hospital Features | ||||||
| Total hospital bedsa | 325 (217, 473) | 258 (183, 375) | 337 (210, 460) | 386 (250, 567) | 329 (242, 482) | 0.0008 |
| Hospital services | 0.0001 | |||||
| No services | 6.4 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Cardiac cath only | 9.2 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 6.1 | |
| Cardiac cath and PCI | 8.0 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 8.5 | |
| Cardiac cath, PCI and CABG | 76.5 | 58.0 | 74.4 | 91.5 | 81.7 | |
| Teaching hospitalb | 26.0 | 14.8 | 26.8 | 39.0 | 23.2 | 0.005 |
Abbreviations: CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.
Data are expressed as percentages except for continuous variables
a
Expressed as medians (25th, 75th percentile).
b
Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals.