Table 1. Hospital Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Statea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Florida | Iowa | Washington | |
| 2011 | ||||
| No. of hospitals | 162 | 193 | 97 | 79 |
| Safety net, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 46 (28.4) | 57 (29.5) | 27 (27.8) | 24 (30.4) |
| No | 116 (71.6) | 136 (70.5) | 70 (72.2) | 55 (69.6) |
| Teaching status, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 24 (14.8) | 9 (4.7) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.5) |
| No | 138 (85.2) | 184 (95.3) | 96 (99.0) | 77 (97.5) |
| Funding, No. (%) | ||||
| Nonfederal government | 21 (13.0) | 23 (11.9) | 50 (51.5) | 31 (39.2) |
| Not-for-profit private | 141 (87.0) | 73 (37.8) | 46 (47.4) | 40 (50.6) |
| For-profit private | 0 | 97 (50.3) | 1 (1.0) | 8 (10.1) |
| Size, No. of beds, No. (%) | ||||
| <200 | 65 (40.1) | 98 (50.8) | 85 (87.6) | 57 (72.2) |
| 200-399 | 35 (21.6) | 36 (18.7) | 7 (7.2) | 11 (13.9) |
| 300-499 | 30 (18.5) | 37 (19.2) | 4 (4.1) | 8 (10.1) |
| ≥500 | 32 (19.8) | 22 (11.4) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (3.8) |
| Location, No. (%) | ||||
| Metropolitan | 130 (80.2) | 177 (91.7) | 25 (25.8) | 58 (73.4) |
| Micropolitan | 23 (14.2) | 9 (4.7) | 16 (16.5) | 12 (15.2) |
| Rural | 9 (5.6) | 7 (3.6) | 56 (57.7) | 9 (11.4) |
| Ambulatory surgery center, No. (%)b | ||||
| Yes | 96 (59.3) | 45 (23.3) | 22 (22.7) | 23 (29.1) |
| No | 37 (22.8) | 93 (48.2) | 75 (77.3) | 38 (48.1) |
| Cardiac intervention capability, No. (%)b | ||||
| Cardiac surgery | 38 (23.4) | 59 (30.6) | 10 (10.3) | 17 (21.5) |
| Cardiac catheterization | 18 (11.1) | 25 (13.0) | 11 (11.3) | 16 (20.2) |
| Neither | 77 (47.5) | 54 (28.0) | 76 (78.4) | 28 (35.4) |
| 2012 | ||||
| No. of hospitals | 161 | 193 | 98 | 77 |
| Safety net, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 47 (29.2) | 58 (30.0) | 28 (28.6) | 24 (30.4) |
| No | 114 (70.8) | 135 (70.0) | 70 (71.4) | 53 (68.8) |
| Teaching status, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 25 (15.5) | 9 (4.7) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.6) |
| No | 136 (84.5) | 184 (95.3) | 96 (98.0) | 75 (97.4) |
| Funding, No. (%) | ||||
| Nonfederal government | 22 (13.7) | 23 (11.9) | 52 (53.1) | 29 (37.7) |
| Not-for-profit private | 139 (86.3) | 75 (38.9) | 45 (45.9) | 40 (52.0) |
| For-profit private | 0 | 95 (49.2) | 1 (1.0) | 8 (10.4) |
| Size, No. of beds, No. (%) | ||||
| <200 | 63 (39.1) | 98 (50.8) | 85 (86.7) | 57 (72.2) |
| 200-399 | 35 (21.7) | 36 (18.7) | 7 (7.1) | 11 (13.9) |
| 300-499 | 30 (18.6) | 37 (19.2) | 4 (4.1) | 8 (10.1) |
| ≥500 | 33 (20.5) | 22 (11.4) | 2 (2.0) | 3 (3.8) |
| Location, No. (%) | ||||
| Metropolitan | 132 (82.0) | 178 (92.2) | 27 (27.6) | 59 (76.6) |
| Micropolitan | 23 (14.3) | 9 (4.7) | 17 (17.3) | 12 (15.6) |
| Rural | 6 (3.7) | 6 (3.1) | 54 (55.1) | 6 (7.8) |
| Ambulatory surgery center, No. (%)c | ||||
| Yes | 95 (59.0) | 45 (23.3) | 24 (24.5) | 23 (29.0) |
| No | 37 (23.0) | 96 (49.7) | 74 (75.5) | 36 (46.8) |
| Cardiac intervention capability, No. (%)c | ||||
| Cardiac surgery | 38 (23.6) | 59 (30.6) | 11 (11.2) | 17 (22.1) |
| Cardiac catheterization | 18 (11.2) | 26 (13.5) | 11 (11.2) | 16 (20.8) |
| Neither | 76 (47.2) | 56 (29.0) | 76 (77.6) | 26 (33.8) |
| 2013 | ||||
| No. of hospitals | 159 | 194 | 93 | 77 |
| Safety net, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 46 (28.9) | 59 (30.4) | 29 (31.2) | 24 (32.1) |
| No | 113 (71.1) | 135 (69.6) | 64 (68.8) | 53 (68.8) |
| Teaching status, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 134 (84.3) | 185 (95.4) | 91 (97.8) | 75 (97.4) |
| No | 25 (15.7) | 9 (4.6) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.6) |
| Ownership, No. (%) | ||||
| Nonfederal government | 23 (14.5) | 23 (11.9) | 45 (48.4) | 31 (39.7) |
| Not-for-profit private | 136 (85.5) | 74 (38.1) | 47 (50.5) | 40 (51.3) |
| For-profit private | 0 | 97 (50.0) | 1 (1.1) | 7 (9.0) |
| Size, No. of beds, No. (%) | ||||
| <200 | 60 (37.7) | 99 (51.0) | 80 (86.0) | 55 (71.4) |
| 200-399 | 35 (22.0) | 36 (18.6) | 7 (7.5) | 11 (14.3) |
| 300-499 | 31 (19.5) | 37 (19.1) | 3 (3.2) | 8 (10.4) |
| ≥500 | 33 (20.8) | 22 (11.3) | 3 (3.2) | 3 (3.9) |
| Location, No. (%) | ||||
| Metropolitan | 131 (82.4) | 178 (91.8) | 27 (29.0) | 57 (74.0) |
| Micropolitan | 21 (13.2) | 9 (4.6) | 16 (17.2) | 13 (16.9) |
| Rural | 7 (4.4) | 7 (3.6) | 50 (53.8) | 7 (9.1) |
| Ambulatory surgery center, No. (%)d | ||||
| Yes | 93 (58.5) | 45 (23.2) | 24 (25.8) | 21 (27.3) |
| No | 38 (23.9) | 95 (49.0) | 69 (74.2) | 37 (48.1) |
| Cardiac intervention capability, No. (%)d | ||||
| Cardiac surgery | 38 (23.9) | 59 (30.4) | 12 (12.9) | 17 (22.1) |
| Cardiac catheterization | 18 (11.3) | 26 (13.4) | 12 (12.9) | 16 (20.8) |
| Neither | 75 (47.2) | 55 (28.4) | 69 (74.2) | 25 (32.5) |
| 2014 | ||||
| No. of hospitals | 155 | 196 | 99 | 78 |
| Safety net, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 44 (28.4) | 60 (30.6) | 29 (29.3) | 24 (30.8) |
| No | 111 (71.6) | 136 (69.4) | 70 (70.7) | 54 (69.2) |
| Teaching status, No. (%) | ||||
| Yes | 25 (16.1) | 9 (4.6) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.6) |
| No | 130 (83.9) | 187 (95.4) | 97 (98.0) | 76 (97.4) |
| Funding, No. (%) | ||||
| Nonfederal government | 22 (14.2) | 23 (11.7) | 48 (48.5) | 30 (38.5) |
| Not-for-profit private | 133 (85.8) | 76 (38.8) | 50 (50.5) | 41 (52.6) |
| For-profit private | 0 | 97 (49.5) | 1 (1.0) | 7 (9.0) |
| Size, No. of beds, No. (%) | ||||
| <200 | 57 (36.8) | 101 (51.5) | 85 (85.9) | 56 (71.8) |
| 200-399 | 35 (22.6) | 36 (18.4) | 7 (7.1) | 11 (14.1) |
| 300-499 | 30 (19.4) | 37 (18.9) | 4 (4.0) | 8 (10.3) |
| ≥500 | 33 (21.3) | 22 (11.2) | 3 (3.0) | 3 (3.8) |
| Location, No. (%) | ||||
| Metropolitan | 127 (81.9) | 179 (91.8) | 29 (29.3) | 58 (74.4) |
| Micropolitan | 21 (13.5) | 9 (4.6) | 17 (17.2) | 13 (16.7) |
| Rural | 7 (4.5) | 7 (3.6) | 53 (53.5) | 7 (9.0) |
| Ambulatory surgery center, No. (%)e | ||||
| Yes | 92 (59.4) | 45 (23.0) | 25 (25.2) | 22 (28.2) |
| No | 36 (23.2) | 96 (49.0) | 74 (74.7) | 38 (48.7) |
| Cardiac intervention capability, No. (%)e | ||||
| Cardiac surgery | 38 (24.5) | 59 (30.1) | 12 (12.1) | 17 (21.8) |
| Cardiac catheterization | 18 (11.6) | 26 (13.3) | 13 (13.1) | 16 (20.5) |
| Neither | 72 (46.4) | 56 (28.6) | 74 (74.7) | 27 (34.6) |
a
Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.
b
Data were missing for 29 hospitals in New York (17.9%), 55 in Florida (28.5%), and 18 in Washington (22.8%).
c
Data were missing for 29 hospitals in New York (18.0%), 52 in Florida (26.9%), and 18 in Washington (23.4%).
d
Data were missing for 28 hospitals in New York (17.6%), 54 in Florida (27.8%), and 19 for Washington (24.7%).
e
Data were missing for 27 hospitals in New York (17.4%), 55 in Florida (28.1%), and 18 in Washington (23.1%).