Table 2.
Characteristics of senior leader and team leader survey respondents, N (%)
| Senior leaders | Overall (N=105) |
West (N=34) |
East (N=17) |
Ontario (N=54) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position within organization | ||||
| Chief executive officer | 28 (32.9) | 6 (20.7) | 3 (23.1) | 19 (44.2) |
| Vice president | 25 (29.4) | 13 (44.8) | 1 (7.7) | 11 (25.6) |
| Director | 13 (15.3) | 5 (17.2) | 4 (30.8) | 4 (9.3) |
| Chief nursing officer | 6 (7.1) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.3) |
| Manager/coordinator | 6 (7.1) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (4.7) |
| Other (eg, CFO, CMO, COO, medical director) | 7 (8.2) | 1 (3.5) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (7.0) |
| No. of acute care hospitals in organization | ||||
| 1 | 45 (45.9) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (11.8) | 36 (75.0) |
| 2–5 | 29 (29.6) | 11 (33.3) | 7 (41.2) | 11 (22.9) |
| 6–9 | 7 (7.1) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (17.6) | 1 (2.1) |
| 10+ | 17 (17.4) | 12 (36.4) | 5 (29.4) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Team leaders | Overall (N=144) | West (N=57) | East (N=41) | Ontario (N=46) |
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| Position within organization | ||||
| Director | 26 (24.1) | 7 (18.0) | 6 (16.7) | 13 (39.4) |
| Other | 24 (22.2) | 10 (25.6) | 9 (25.0) | 5 (15.2) |
| Patient care manager | 14 (13.0) | 4 (10.3) | 9 (25.0) | 1 (3.0) |
| Allied health professions staff | 13 (12.0) | 6 (15.4) | 6 (16.7) | 1 (3.0) |
| Senior executive | 10 (9.3) | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (24.2) |
| Nursing staff | 8 (7.4) | 5 (12.8) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (3.0) |
| Medical staff | 7 (6.5) | 5 (12.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.1) |
| Support staff | 6 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (11.1) | 2 (6.1) |
| Professional designation | ||||
| Registered nurse | 52 (36.6) | 23 (40.4) | 13 (32.5) | 16 (35.6) |
| Other (eg, financial, support staff) | 39 (27.5) | 13 (22.8) | 12 (30.0) | 14 (31.1) |
| Allied health professions | 39 (27.5) | 11 (19.2) | 15 (37.5) | 13 (28.9) |
| Physician | 12 (8.5) | 10 (17.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.4) |
| No. of current QS team memberships | ||||
| 1 | 47 (32.9) | 24 (42.1) | 12 (29.3) | 11 (24.4) |
| 2 | 30 (21.0) | 10 (17.5) | 11 (26.8) | 9 (20.0) |
| 3 | 17 (11.9) | 5 (8.8) | 5 (12.2) | 7 (15.6) |
| 4 | 22 (15.4) | 8 (14.0) | 6 (14.6) | 8 (17.8) |
| 5+ | 27 (18.9) | 10 (17.5) | 7 (17.1) | 10 (22.2) |
Abbreviations: CFO, chief financial officer; CMO, chief medical officer; COO, chief operating officer; QS, quality and safety.