Table 1.
Characteristics of patient and hospitals by accreditation status. Data are number (%) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | TJC hospitals (3 567 853 admissions) | Non-TJC hospitals (492 937 admissions) | State survey hospitals (181 894 admissions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital characteristics | |||
| No of hospitals | 2847 | 490 | 1063 |
| Size | |||
| Small (1-99 beds) | 975 (34.3) | 241 (49.2) | 987 (92.9) |
| Medium (100-399 beds) | 1469 (51.6) | 206 (42.0) | 72 (6.8) |
| Large (≥400 beds) | 403 (14.2) | 43 (8.8) | 4 (0.4) |
| Ownership | |||
| For profit | 629 (22.1) | 79 (16.1) | 93 (8.8) |
| Non-for-profit | 1859 (65.3) | 281 (57.4) | 507 (47.7) |
| Federal government | 359 (12.6) | 130 (26.5) | 463 (43.6) |
| Teaching status | |||
| Major | 216 (7.6) | 18 (3.7) | 0 |
| Minor | 779 (27.4) | 105 (21.4) | 67 (6.3) |
| Non-teaching | 1852 (65.1) | 367 (74.9) | 996 (93.7) |
| US region | |||
| Northeast | 420 (14.8) | 53 (10.8) | 83 (7.8) |
| Midwest | 725 (25.5) | 169 (34.5) | 441 (41.5) |
| South | 1155 (40.6) | 164 (33.5) | 323 (30.4) |
| West | 547 (19.2) | 104 (21.2) | 216 (20.3) |
| Location | |||
| Rural | 294 (10.3) | 79 (16.1) | 664 (62.5) |
| Urban | 2553 (89.7) | 411 (83.9) | 399 (37.5) |
| Critical access hospital | 342 (12.0) | 106 (21.6) | 785 (73.9) |
| Intensive care unit | 2078 (73.0) | 303 (61.8) | 293 (27.6) |
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age (years; mean (standard deviation)) | 75.6 (12.3) | 75.5 (12.1) | 77.1 (11.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 2 861 168 (80.2) | 404 960 (82.2) | 162 492 (89.3) |
| Black | 403 020 (11.3) | 51 357 (10.4) | 10 101 (5.6) |
| Hispanic | 191 234 (5.4) | 22 572 (4.6) | 4871 (2.7) |
| Other | 112 431 (3.2) | 14 048 (2.9) | 4430 (2.4) |
| Women | 2 042 140 (57.2) | 281 696 (57.2) | 107 576 (59.1) |
| Medicaid eligible | 950 660 (26.7) | 125 250 (25.4) | 54 709 (30.1) |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Heart failure | 365 684 (10.3) | 49 816 (10.1) | 20 497 (11.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 949 412 (26.6) | 135 054 (27.4) | 47 544 (26.1) |
| Renal failure | 783 212 (22.0) | 107 742 (21.9) | 29 544 (16.2) |
| Liver disease | 78 080 (2.2) | 9827 (2.0) | 2187 (1.2) |
| Depression | 402 927 (11.3) | 53 691 (10.9) | 19 223 (10.6) |
TJC=hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission; non-TJC=hospitals accredited by other independent accrediting organizations; state survey=hospital reviewed by a state survey agency.