Table 6. Characteristics of Hospital Pharmacies with and without Latent Demand Weighted Across Wisconsin.
| Characteristic | Pharmacies With Latent Demand (N= 45) | Pharmacies Without Latent Demand (N= 77) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settings [n (%)] | 0.34a | ||
| For-profit hospital | 2 (4.4) | 7 (9.1) | |
| Non-profit hospital | 38 (84.5) | 66 (85.7) | |
| Government and other hospital | 5 (11.1) | 4 (5.2) | |
| Vacancies | |||
| Have a pharmacist position vacant [n (%)] | 7 (15.6) | 20 (26.0) | 0.18a |
| Mean FTE pharmacist positions vacant [Mean (std. dev.)] | 0.15 (0.4) | 0.26 (0.1) | 0.41b |
| Workload characteristics | |||
| Hospital Size [n(%)]: | 0.03*a | ||
| Small (<100 beds) | 21 (52.5)c | 54 (75.0)d | |
| Medium (100-300 beds) | 13 (32.5)c | 11 (14.3)d | |
| Large(>300 beds) | 6 (15.0)c | 7 (9.1)d | |
| Mean daily census (std. dev.) | 85.32 (87.6)c | 77.22 (130.0)d | 0.79b |
| Mean daily census per FTE pharmacist (std. dev.) | 12.25 (11.8)c | 14.69 (9.3)d | 0.42b |
| Mean hours prescription department open per weekday (std. dev.) | 16.90 (6.8) | 14.75 (6.1) | 0.22b |
| Mean hours prescription department open on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) (std. dev.) | 14.48 (9.5) | 12.95 (8.2) | 0.52b |
*
Significant at 5% level.
a,b
p-value for Chi-test for independence and t-test respectively.
c,d
The sample sizes for these variables were 40 and 72 respectively due to missing responses.