Table 3.
Description of Study Sample (Hospitals)
| 30-Day RSMR Performance, July 2005- June 2007 |
Hospital ID | Region | No. of Beds |
RSMR, % 2005–2006 |
RSMR, % 2006–2007 |
Teaching | % Patients with Low SES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Performing | 1 | Pacific | 855 | 13.4 | 13.4 | Yes | 8.13 |
| 2 | East North Central | 491 | 13.8 | 12.8 | Yes | 30.7 | |
| 3 | Middle Atlantic | 703 | 13.4 | 13.3 | Yes | 14 | |
| 4 | New England | 632 | 13.1 | 13.3 | Yes | 19.4 | |
| 5 | New England | 557 | 13.3 | 13.4 | Yes | 5.56 | |
| 6 | Middle Atlantic | 317 | 14.0 | 13.2 | Yes | 1.46 | |
| 7 | East North Central | 398 | 11.4 | 14.0 | No | 4.85 | |
|
Lower Performing |
8 | South Atlantic | 454 | 18.6 | 19.1 | Yes | 44.2 |
| 9 | South Atlantic | 190 | 17.9 | 18.7 | No | 25.3 | |
| 10 | West South Central | 324 | 20.9 | 19.6 | No | 20.8 | |
| 11 | East North Central | 481 | 20.6 | 19.9 | No | 0 | |
RSMR=risk-standardized mortality rate