Table 2.
Palliative Care Program Characteristics
| Type of palliative care service (n = 295) | |
| Consult service only, n (%) | 212 (71.9) |
| PCU only, n (%) | 20 (6.8) |
| Both consult and PCU, n (%) | 63 (21.4) |
| Mean age of program (n = 295) (SD) | 7.8 years (3.9) |
| Mean clinician full-time equivalents (n = 196) (SD) | |
| Total | 3.9 (4.8) |
| Physician | 1.2 (1.7) |
| Advanced practice nurse | 1.1 (1.2) |
| Registered nurse | 1.6 (3.7) |
| Penetrationa (n = 165) (SD) | 3.4 (2) |
a
Percent of hospital discharges treated by palliative care in 2010.
PCU, palliative care unit.