Table 1.
Characteristics of Responding Black-Serving and Non-Black-Serving Hospitals
| Black-serving hospitals | Non-black-serving hospitals | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 235 | N = 532 | |||
| Variable | % | % | ||
| Size | Small (<100 beds) | 26.0 | 45.1 | P < 0.0001 |
| Medium (100–399 beds) | 51.5 | 45.8 | ||
| Large (≥ 400 beds) | 22.6 | 9.0 | ||
| Region | Northeast | 16.6 | 19.9 | P < 0.0001 |
| Midwest | 15.3 | 35.9 | ||
| South | 63.4 | 28.1 | ||
| West | 4.7 | 16.0 | ||
| Ownership | Private | 62.1 | 78.2 | P < 0.001 |
| Public | 37.9 | 21.8 | ||
| Major teaching hospital | 21.3 | 6.0 | P < 0.0001 | |
| Urban location | 80.9 | 74.6 | P = 0.09 | |
| Proportion of patients who are black | 45.0 | 4.7 | P < 0.0001 | |
| Proportion of patients who are hispanic | 2.2 | 1.3 | P < 0.0001 | |
| Proportion of patients who are on Medicaid | 24.3 | 15.8 | P < 0.0001 | |
| HQA Quality Summary Score | 82.0 | 84.4 | P = 0.003 | |