Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of surveyed hospitals (n=537)

Characteristic	N (%)*
Hospital teaching status
COTH	76 (14.2%)
Nonteaching	461 (85.9%)
Number of staffed beds
< 200 beds	181 (34.0%)
200–399 beds	201 (37.8%)
400–599 beds	90 (16.9%)
600+ beds	60 (11.3%)
Mean (SD)	316 (220)
Census region
New England	21 (3.9%)
Middle Atlantic	58 (10.8%)
East North Central	99 (18.5%)
West North Central	45 (8.4%)
South Atlantic	122 (22.8%)
East South Central	52 (9.7%)
West South Central	55 (10.3%)
Mountain	33 (6.2%)
Pacific	51 (9.5%)
Puerto Rico	1 (0.2%)
Geographic location
Urban	457 (85.3%)
Suburban	53 (9.9%)
Rural	26 (4.9%)
Ownership type
For-profit	129 (24.0%)
Nonprofit	360 (67.0%)
Government	48 (8.9%)
Multihospitalaffiliation
Yes	384 (71.5%)
No	153 (28.5%)

^*Number missing by item ranged from 0 to 5.