Table 6.

Hospital Characteristics and 30-day Readmission Rates

Hospital Variable	# of Hospitals	% of Hospitals	# of Otolaryngology Surgical Cases/Hospital		Hospital Readmission Rate (%)
			Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Hospital Type
Public	36	13	120	34–260	8	5–10
Investor	63	23	41	17–85	9	5–17
Non-profit	172	62	151	59–320	7	5–10
University	6	2	1161	658–1514	10	9–11
# of Beds
<=150	84	30	32	15–65	8	5–15
151–399	148	53	155	63–282	7	5–10
>=400	45	16	434	204–675	8	7–10
Teaching Hospital
No	254	92	97	34–230	7	5–11
Yes	23	8	591	156–1304	9	8–10
Disproportionate Share Hospital
No	196	71	127	51–284	7	5–10
Yes	81	29	58	26–226	9	7–11

Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range