Table I.

Hospital Sites for Implementation

	MGH	BWH	BWF	NWH	NSMC*
Hospital Type	Academic	Academic	Community†	Community‡	Community
Massachusetts Location	Boston	Boston	Boston	Newton	Salem/Lynn
Number of Beds§	1,043	851	138	282	431
Number of Annual Admissions||	49,799	41,804	9,282	14,796	17,758
Antibiotic Stewardship Program	Yes	Yes	Yes	No**	No**
Antibiotic Stewardship Program Members	Physicians, Pharmacists, Infection Control, Clinical Microbiology	Physicians, Pharmacists, Infection Control, Clinical Microbiology	Infectious Diseases Physicians, Pharmacists	--	--
Allergy/Immunology Consultation Available	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Inpatient Penicillin Skin Testing Available	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Desensitization Available	Specific medical floors and ICUs	Specific medical floors and ICUs	Transfer to BWH arranged for desensitization, except one day a week availability in BWF ICU	ICUs	ICUs

^*NSMC is comprised of Salem Hospital and Union Hospital

^†Housestaff from BWH

^‡Housestaff from MGH

^§2014 Center for Health Information and Analysis

^||Patient Statistics October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, provided by Partners HealthCare Business Planning

^**Currently forming to comply with Joint Commission policy,³¹ with members including Infectious Diseases, pharmacy, infection preventionist, and practitioners.

Abbreviations: MGH, Massachusetts General Hospital; BWH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; NWH, Newton Wellesley Hospital; BWF, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital; NSMC, North Shore Medical Center; ICU, Intensive Care Unit