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. 2017 Aug 23;153(1):14–19. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2881

Table 1. Hospital Characteristics and Patient Demographics by Hospital Quartile.

Quartile Facility Count Episodes, No. Payers, No. (%) Age, Mean (SD), y Men, No. (%)
Medicare BCBSM
1 9 2228 1708 (76.7) 520 (23.3) 67.9 (9.4) 1673 (75.1)
2 8 1326 1010 (76.2) 316 (23,8) 68.1 (9.6) 1004 (75.7)
3 8 1697 1305 (76.9) 392 (23.1) 68.2 (9.1) 1212 (71.4)
4 8 659 497 (75.4) 162 (24.6) 67.5 (9.2) 455 (69.0)

Abbreviation: BCBSM, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.