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. 2020 Sep 24;30(4):603–610. doi: 10.18865/ed.30.4.603

Table 1. Characteristics of responding hospitals in California and Florida, N=184.

Hospital Characteristics n (%)
Hospital bed size Small (<150 beds) 100 (54.35)
Medium (150-300 beds) 37(20.11)
Large (300+ beds) 47 (25.54)
Hospital location Rural 11 (7.01)
Urban 146 (92.99)
Ownership of hospital Not-for-profit 86 (55.13)
For-profit 31 (19.87)
Gov, non-federal 39 (25.00)
Hospital belongs to a system No 75 (40.76)
Yes 109 (59.24)
Hospital has Joint Commission accreditation No 32 (20.38)
Yes 125 (79.62)
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Hospital collects data on preferred language No 19 (11.45)
Yes 147 (88.55)
Hospital has Commission of Cancer Accreditation No 109 (69.43)
Yes 48 (30.57)
Hospital unit identifies cultural or language needs of inpatients during admission screening No or unknown 3 (1.66)
Some units 87 (48.07)
Most units 91 (50.28)
Hospital unit considers cultural or language needs during discharge planning No or unknown 3 (1.66)
Some units 83 (45.86)
Most units 95 (52.49)
Clinical assessments are tailored to different cultural or language need No or unknown 32 (18.08)
Some units 93 (52.54)
Most units 52 (29.38)
Ethnic/cultural dietary preferences of inpatients are accommodated No or unknown 19 (10.56)
Some units 91 (50.56)
Most units 70 (38.89)
Language services provided by hospital No 41 (26.11)
Yes 116 (73.89)
Patient education is tailored to different cultural and language groups No or unknown 21 (11.67)
Some units 80 (44.44)
Most units 79 (43.89)
Hospital posts signs providing directions in languages other than English No 71 (34.44)
Yes 109 (60.56)