Table 2.
Sample Site Characteristics
| Site | Location | Geographic Region | Program Type | Patients Navigated/Month | Full/Part/Volunteer Navigators | Navigator Qualifications | Navigators Observed | Hours of Observation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rural | West | Community | 1,013 | 7//0/0 | Medical assistants | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Urban | Northeast | Hospital | 27 | 1/0/0 | Graduate degree | 1 | 15.25 |
| 3 | Urban | Midwest | Hospital | 25 | 3/0/0 | RN, associate degree | 2 | 19.25 |
| 4 | Urban | Northeast | Hospital | 16 | 2/1/2 | MSW, health educators | 2 | 12.75 |
| 5 | Urban | South | Hospital | 17 | 1/0/0 | RN | 1 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Rural | West | Community | 8 | 1/4/1 | Bachelor degree | 4 | 15.75 |
| 7 | Urban | West | Hospital | 117 | 1/3/0 | LPN, bachelor degree | 4 | 27.25 |
| 8 | Urban | Northeast | Hospital | 590 | 1/1/0 | High school, bachelor degree | 1 | 12.7 |
| 9 | Urban | South | Hospital | 8 | 0/0/17 | Lay (survivors) | 6 | 15.5 |
| 10 | Urban | West | Hospital | 8 | 5/0/0 | RN, bachelor, graduate degrees | 5 | 20.5 |