Table 1.
Participating unit characteristics.
| Characteristic | n = 95 (%) |
|---|---|
| Neonatal intensive care beds, median (Q1, Q3) | 25 (16, 44) |
| Neonatal intermediate or stepdown care beds, median (Q1, Q3) | 12 (0, 19) |
| NICU type, n (%) | |
| Restrictions on ventilationa | 2 (2%) |
| No ventilation restrictions, does not perform neonatal surgery | 28 (30%) |
| No ventilation restrictions, performs neonatal surgery except cardiac bypass | 36 (38%) |
| No ventilation restrictions, performs neonatal surgery including cardiac bypass | 28 (30%) |
| Teaching hospital, n (%) | 61 (66%) |
| Hospital ownership, n (%) | |
| Nonprofit | 66 (73%) |
| For profit | 11 (12%) |
| Government or other | 14 (15%) |
| Services offered, n (%) | |
| Therapeutic hypothermia for encephalopathy | 78 (85%) |
| ECMO | 32 (36%) |
| MRI | 91 (98%) |
| Inhaled nitric oxide | 86 (93%) |
| 24/7 in-house neonatologist coverage | 53 (57%) |
| Family advisory council | 44 (49%) |
| Neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic | 85 (93%) |
aCenter is required by state regulation or local hospital policy to transfer infants to another hospital for assisted ventilation based on either the infant’s characteristics or the duration of assisted ventilation required.