Table 3:
Organizational Characteristics of Survey Respondents
| Organization Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 107 | 20.5 |
| Midwest | 145 | 27.2 |
| Southeast | 161 | 30.8 |
| Mountain/West | 112 | 21.5 |
| Facility Type | ||
| Multi-location Health System | 149 | 33.6 |
| Rural | 64 | 14.4 |
| Suburban | 84 | 19.0 |
| Urban | 146 | 33.0 |
| American Hospital Association Category (check all that apply) |
N | % |
| Non-governmental/Non-profit community hospital | 261 | 58.9 |
| Investor own (for profit) community hospital (includes short-term and specialty hospitals) | 36 | 8.1 |
| State and local government community hospital | 37 | 8.4 |
| Federal government hospital | 17 | 3.8 |
| Non-federal psychiatric hospital | 18 | 4.1 |
| Non-federal long-term care | 14 | 3.2 |
| Non-federal long-term acute care | 10 | 2.3 |
| Ambulatory surgery center | 75 | 16.9 |
| Dialysis center | 22 | 5.0 |
| Free-standing emergency/urgent care | 46 | 10.4 |
| Outpatient clinics | 90 | 20.3 |
| Healthcare system (multiple types of facilities) | 174 | 39.3 |
| Not applicable | 6 | 1.4 |
| Other | 20 | 4.5 |