Table 1. Characteristics of emergency department health providers, enrolled patient population, and patient satisfaction.

ED Health Provider General Information		N = 41	%
Provider Experience
	Senior Attending Physicians	8	19.5
	Junior Attending Physicians	10	24.4
	Emergency Medicine Residents
	PGY-1	10	24.4
	PGY-2	6	14.6
	PGY-3	7	17.1
Sex	Male	29	70.7
	Female	12	29.3
Race / Ethnicity	Asian	8	19.5
	African American	1	2.4
	Caucasian	21	78.1
JSE	Median (IQR)	114 (109, 121)
	Mean (SD)	113.2 (12.5)
	Minimum, Maximum	80, 134
Patient General Information and Patient Satisfaction		N	%
Number of Patient-Provider Interactions		1572
Patient Satisfaction across Encounter
Very satisfied		1047	66.6
Not very satisfied		525	33.4
Number of Unique Patients Enrolled		1238
Age (years)	Median (IQR)	47 (33, 57)
	Mean (SD)	45.3 (16.4)
Sex	Male	634	51.2
	Female	603	48.8
Race / Ethnicity	Hispanic	323	26.1
	Non-Hispanic Black	388	31.3
	Non-Hispanic Other	60	4.9
	Non-Hispanic White	467	37.7
Overall Association between JSE and Patient Satisfaction		RR, 95% CL
	10-unit JSE Increase	1.04 (1.00, 1.07)

Abbreviations: n, Number; ED, Emergency Department; PGY, Post-graduate Year; JSE, Jefferson Scale of Empathy; SD, Standard Deviation; IQR, Interquartile Range; RR, Risk Ratio; CL, Confidence Limit