Table 2.
Clinical ethics support systems at medical institutions
| Character of institution |
Number of responses |
HECs | CEC | MSDs | MCs | Other | None |
| Clinical training designation hospitals |
379
(100) |
360
(95.0) |
44
(11.6) |
239
(63.1) |
157
(41.4) |
17
(4.5) |
1
(0.3) |
| Small-scale hospitals (200 beds or less) |
113
(100) |
47
(41.6) |
4
(3.6) |
62
(54.9) |
38
(33.6) |
9
(8.0) |
22
(19.5) |
| Elderly care facilities | 320
(100) |
49
(15.4) |
7
(2.2) |
107
(33.5) |
186
(58.3) |
29
(9.1) |
96
(30.1) |
| HEC committee heads (U.S.) |
42
(100) |
39
(92.9) |
39
(92.9) |
8
(19.0) |
– | 7
(16.7) |
– |
Table 2 shows the number and rate in parentheses of clinical ethics support systems at medical institutions.