Table 1. General characteristics of hospitals.
| Indicators | Tertiary HospitalMean (Range) | Secondary Hospital Mean (Range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Private | All | Public | Private | All | |
| Beds, No. | 1000 | 800 | 900 | 185(100–316) | 280(100–650) | 233(100–650) |
| Total number of patients per year, No. | 637484 (602776–665332) |
635745 (600264–657656) |
636614 (600264–665332) |
98346 (35457–164240) |
154067 (37762–407362) |
126206 (35457–407362) |
| Inpatients per year, No. | 32113 (31093–32670) |
30953 (28349–32949) |
31533 (28349–32949) |
4623 (648–12450) |
12283 (878–34737) |
8453 (648–34737) |
| Prescribers, No. | 523(486–557) | 335(316–353) | 429(316–557) | 62(30–107) | 102(32–285) | 82(30–285) |
| Nursing staff, No. | 711(690–739) | 538(500–558) | 625(500–739) | 100(31–189) | 166(41–483) | 133(31–483) |
| Pharmacy staff, No. | 64(61–66) | 24(22–27) | 44(22–66) | 14(8–22) | 12(6–29) | 13(6–29) |
| Drug income as a percentage of total income, % | 47.30 (47.10–47.60) |
31.00 (30.00–32.80) |
39.20 (30.00–47.60) |
43.70 (25.60–58.00) |
33.70 (20.90–43.20) |
38.70 (20.90–58.00) |
| Antibiotic sales as a percentage of drug income, % | 18.50 (16.40–19.90) |
17.80 (16.60–18.70) |
18.20 (16.40–19.90) |
13.70 (4.90–18.00) |
15.30 (6.30–25.30) |
14.50 (4.90–25.30) |