Table 1.
Hospital characteristics
| Hospital Characteristic | California (N = 281) | Control (N = 365) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital bed size | 0.003 | ||
| <100 beds | 96 (34) | 172 (47) | |
| 100–250 beds | 127 (45) | 125 (34) | |
| >250 beds | 58 (21) | 68 (19) | |
| ICU bed number | 0.001 | ||
| <10 beds | 74 (26) | 86 (24) | |
| 10–25 beds | 122 (43) | 117 (32) | |
| >25 beds | 85 (30) | 162 (44) | |
| Teaching status* | 0.044 | ||
| Nonteaching | 204 (73) | 293 (80) | |
| Small teaching | 51 (18) | 53 (15) | |
| Large teaching | 26 (9) | 19 (5) | |
| Ownership | 0.004 | ||
| Nonprofit | 150 (53) | 147 (40) | |
| For profit | 79 (28) | 138 (38) | |
| Government | 52 (19) | 80 (22) | |
| MSA size | <0.001 | ||
| <100,000 or non-MSA | 11 (4) | 47 (13) | |
| 100,000 to 1 million | 75 (27) | 90 (25) | |
| >1 million | 195 (69) | 228 (62) |
Definition of abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit; MSA = metropolitan statistical area size.
Results are listed as frequency (%). Not all percentages add to 100 because of rounding.
*
Teaching status categorized by resident-to-bed ratio (nonteaching 0, small teaching >0 to <0.25, large teaching ≥0.25).