Table 1.
Characteristics of Included Programs
| CHARACTERISTIC | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital type | |
| Exclusively pediatric hospital | 7 (41) |
| Mixed adult and pediatric hospital | 10 (59) |
| Ownership | |
| Nonprofit | 12 (71) |
| Government | 5 (29) |
| For profit | 0 (0) |
| Member of a multihospital system | 7 (41) |
| Hospital beds | |
| 200–299 | 4 (24) |
| 300–399 | 2 (15) |
| 400–499 | 5 (29) |
| 500+ | 6 (35) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 6 (35) |
| South | 4 (24) |
| Midwest | 1 (6) |
| West | 6 (35) |
| Located in one of the top 100 largest cities in the United States | 11 (65) |
| Development stage | |
| Current/ongoing | 9 (53) |
| Planned | 5 (29) |
| Closed | 3 (18) |
Only programs that met inclusion criteria for the quantitative component of the study (n=17) are included.