Table 1.

Frequency of documenting death using discharge disposition of “expired”

Facility bed size (range)	Number of facilities	Facilities reporting deaths	Facilities not reporting deaths	% Reporting deaths
1–5	294	67	227	22.8%
6–99	154	141	13	91.6%
100–199	80	72	8	90.0%
200–299	63	48	15	76.2%
300–499	43	36	7	83.7%
500+	28	19	9	67.9%
Unknown	2	1	1	50.0%
All facilities	664	384	280	57.8%