Table 2.
Hospital Characteristics
| Overall N=149 | Intervention N=76 | Control N=73 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic affiliation | 20.8 (31) | 21.1 (16) | 20.6 (15) |
| Cardiac services (%) | |||
| Cath lab only/none | 6.7 (10) | 5.2 (4) | 8.1 (6) |
| PCI (no surgery) | 10.1 (15) | 10.5 (8) | 9.6 (7) |
| Cardiac surgery | 83.2 (124) | 84.2 (64) | 82.2 (60) |
| Bed size† | 347 (244, 523) | 356 (254, 526) | 331 (231, 481) |
| STEMI patients per year † | 96 (68,162) | 88 (62, 142) | 104 (70, 184) |
| NSTEMI patients per year† | 140 (92, 220) | 136 (84, 195) | 148 (100, 240) |
| Composite guideline score† | 93.2 (88.2, 96.2) | 92.8 (89.3, 95.8) | 93.7 (87.8, 96.5) |
| Low composite adherence* | 36.2% | 35.5% | 37.0% |
| Region | |||
| West | 16.1 (24) | 18.4 (14) | 13.7 (10) |
| Northeast | 8.7 (13) | 10.5 (8) | 6.9 (5) |
| Midwest | 34.2 (51) | 30.3 (23) | 38.4 (28) |
| South | 40.9 (61) | 40.8 (31) | 41.1 (30) |
| Targeted metrics £ %, n | |||
| Acute measures | 73.8 (110) | 73.7 (56) | 74.0 (54) |
| Discharge measure | 84.6 (126) | 82.9 (63) | 86.3 (63) |
| Dosing measure | 36.9 (55) | 35.5 (27) | 38.4 (28) |
| Reperfusion measure | 28.9 (43) | 34.2 (26) | 23.3 (17) |
*
Low adherence is <90% composite
†
Median, 25th and 75th percentile
£
Centers with any acute, discharge, dosing or reperfusion metrics selected as targets Cath=catheterization; NSTEMI=non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI=ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction