Table 2. Negative binomial maximum likelihood estimates on LOS, N=184.
| Hospital Characteristics | xß | Wald 95% CI | P | e^xß - 1 | |
| Hospital bed size | Small (<150 beds) | Ref | - | - | - |
| Medium (150-300) | .37 | -.10 - .85 | .13 | .45 | |
| Large (300+ beds) | .13 | -.14 - .40 | .36 | .14 | |
| Hospital location | Rural | Ref | - | - | - |
| Urban | -.41 | -.92- .10 | .12 | -.34 | |
| Ownership of hospital | Not-for-profit | -1.23 | -2.28 - .17 | .02 | -.71 |
| For-profit | -.70 | -1.11- .29 | <.01 | -.50 | |
| Gov, non-federal | Ref | - | - | - | |
| Hospital belongs to a system | No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Yes | -.71 | -1.12 – .30 | <.01 | -.50 | |
| Hospital has Joint Commission Accreditation | No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Yes | .74 | .23 – 1.25 | <.01 | 1.10 | |
| Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services | |||||
| Hospital unit identifies cultural or language needs of inpatients during admit screen | No or unknown | Ref | - | - | - |
| Some units | 1.17 | .16 – 2.17 | .02 | 2.21 | |
| Most units | .86 | -.14 – 1.86 | .09 | 1.36 | |
| Ethnic/cultural dietary preferences of inpatients are accommodated | No or unknown | Ref | - | - | - |
| Some units | -.55 | -.88 – .21 | <.01 | -.42 | |
| Most units | -.40 | -.78 – .02 | .04 | -.33 | |
| Clinical assessments are tailored to different cultural or language need | No or unknown | Ref | - | - | - |
| Some units | .00 | -.32 – .32 | 1.00 | .00 | |
| Most units | -.07 | -.45 – .30 | .71 | -.07 | |