TABLE 3.
Characteristics among hospitals with privileged intensivists and FTEs by ICU unit-types
| ICU unit-type | Data |
|---|---|
| Medical surgical ICUs | |
| Number of medical-surgical ICUs in hospitals with privileged intensivists | 1381 |
| Number of ICUs reporting at least 1 FTE per unit | 1115 (81%) |
| Number of beds* | 28202 |
| Number of beds per unit** | 19 (12, 32) |
| Number of FTEs | 10415 |
| Number of FTEs per unit** | 5 (3, 11) |
| Cardiac ICUs | |
| Total cardiac ICUs in hospitals with privileged intensivists | 700 |
| ICUs reporting at least 1 FTE per unit | 231 (33%) |
| Number of beds* | 4595 |
| Number of beds per unit** | 16 (10, 24) |
| Number of FTEs | 1659 |
| Number of FTEs per unit** | 4 (2, 9) |
| Other ICUs | |
| Total other ICUs in hospitals with privileged intensivists | 278 |
| ICUs reporting at least 1 FTE per unit | 99 (36%) |
| Number of beds* | 2004 |
| Number of beds per unit** | 16 (10, 25) |
| Number of FTEs | 729 |
| Number of FTEs per unit** | 4 (2, 8) |
| Pediatric ICUs | |
| Total pediatric ICUs in hospitals with privileged intensivists | 297 |
| ICUs reporting at least 1 FTE per unit | 246 (83%) |
| Number of beds* | 3816 |
| Number of beds per unit** | 12 (8, 20) |
| Number of FTEs | 1826 |
| Number of FTEs per unit** | 6 (4, 10) |
| Neonatal ICUs | |
| Total neonatal ICUs in hospitals with privileged intensivists | 727 |
| ICUs reporting at least 1 FTE per unit | 493 (68%) |
| Number of beds* | 13990 |
| Number of beds per unit** | 22 (12, 39) |
| Number of FTEs | 3957 |
| Number of FTEs per unit** | 6 (3, 10) |
Abbreviations: FTE, Full time equivalent; ICU, Intensive Care Unit.
*
Beds in units with FTEs;
**
Median (25th, 75th pct). The FTE data in this table represents the 1,235 hospitals (84% of the 1,469 hospital respondents with intensivists) that provided ICU by ICU FTE data and totals 18,586 FTEs (Adult FTE – 12,803 and Pediatrics/Neonatal – 5,783).