Table 2:
Hospital Factors
| Very Important n, (%) |
Important n, (%) |
Neutral n, (%) |
Unimportant n, (%) |
Very Unimportant n, (%) |
Would Not Consider n, (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of the hospital | 509 (25.4) | 504 (25.2) | 64 (3.2) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | 921 (46.0) |
| Reputation of the hospital | 919 (45.9) | 321 (16.0) | 15 (0.8) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | 744 (37.1) |
| How often your specific problem is taken care of at that hospital | 481 (24) | 253 (12.6) | 26 (1.3) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | 1240 (61.9) |
| Recommendations from family and friends regarding the hospital | 324 (16.2) | 431 (21.5) | 71 (3.5) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 1173 (58.5) |
| Recommendations from your primary doctor regarding the hospital | 684 (34.1) | 382 (19.1) | 43 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 893 (44.6) |
| Ability of family to stay near the hospital | 195 (9.7) | 220 (11.0) | 55 (2.7) | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1531 (76.4) |
| Hospital amenities (television, WiFi internet access, etc) | 163 (8.1) | 228 (11.4) | 69 (3.4) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1541 (76.9) |
| Private hospital rooms | 322 (16.1) | 273 (13.6) | 44 (2.2) | 6 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1359 (67.8) |
| Hospital ranking on ratings website | 347 (17.3) | 300 (15.0) | 35 (1.8) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1317 (65.7) |
| Hospital is affiliated with a major university | 115 (5.7) | 153 (7.6) | 26 (1.3) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 1704 (85.0) |
| Familiarity with faculty and staff working at the hospital | 124 (6.2) | 167 (8.3) | 56 (2.8) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1655 (82.6) |
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No factors were considered important by 122 (6.1%) patients