Table 2.
Hospital characteristics
| AMI | CHF | PN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Size | ||||||
| Small | 866 | 29.1 | 922 | 30.3 | 929 | 30.5 |
| Medium | 1672 | 56.2 | 1678 | 55.2 | 1678 | 55.1 |
| Large | 439 | 14.8 | 440 | 14.5 | 439 | 14.4 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 478 | 16.2 | 479 | 15.9 | 479 | 15.8 |
| Midwest | 699 | 23.6 | 709 | 23.5 | 708 | 23.4 |
| South | 1235 | 41.8 | 1267 | 42.0 | 1273 | 42.1 |
| West | 545 | 18.4 | 564 | 18.7 | 565 | 18.7 |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit | 605 | 20.3 | 629 | 20.7 | 634 | 20.8 |
| Nonprofit | 1921 | 64.5 | 1944 | 64.0 | 1946 | 63.9 |
| Public | 451 | 15.2 | 467 | 15.4 | 466 | 15.3 |
| Teaching status | ||||||
| Nonteaching | 242 | 8.1 | 243 | 8.0 | 242 | 7.9 |
| Minor | 769 | 25.8 | 774 | 25.5 | 774 | 25.4 |
| Major | 1966 | 66.0 | 2023 | 66.6 | 2030 | 66.6 |
| RUCA | ||||||
| Urban | 1848 | 62.3 | 1871 | 61.8 | 1876 | 61.8 |
| Suburban | 138 | 4.7 | 144 | 4.8 | 145 | 4.8 |
| Large rural | 604 | 20.4 | 611 | 20.2 | 611 | 20.1 |
| Small rural | 377 | 12.7 | 402 | 13.3 | 402 | 13.3 |
| MICU | ||||||
| Yes | 2352 | 79.0 | 2368 | 77.9 | 2369 | 77.7 |
| No | 625 | 21.0 | 672 | 22.1 | 677 | 22.2 |
Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; MICU, medical intensive care unit; PN, pneumonia; RUCA, rural urban commuting area.