Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of participating hospitals (N=232).

Characteristics			Value
Country, n (response rate in %)
	Austria	14 (8.8)
	Germany	205 (18.3)
	Switzerland	13 (11.3)
Ownership, n (% in sample)
	For-profit	42 (18.1)
	Nonprofit	78 (33.6)
	Public	112 (48.3)
Teaching status, n (% in sample)
	Major teaching hospital	22 (9.5)
	Minor teaching hospital	101 (43.5)
	Nonteaching hospital	109 (47.0)
Member of a hospital group, n (% in sample)
	Yes	140 (60.3)
	No	92 (39.7)
Number of beds, mean (SD)			491.9 (238.5)