Table 2.
Length of stay (LOS) as a function of fragmentation & hospital
| Total LOS (days) |
Non-fragmented LOS (days) |
Fragmented LOS (days) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital 1 | 5.39 | 5.36 | 5.88b |
| Standard Deviation | 9.54 | 9.53 | 9.67 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Fourth Quartile | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Hospital 2 | 5.04a | 4.99 | 5.59b |
| Standard Deviation | 9.06 | 9.03 | 9.33 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fourth Quartile | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Hospital 3 | 5.21a | 5.22 | 5.04ns |
| Standard Deviation | 8.44 | 8.50 | 7.65 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fourth Quartile | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Hospital 4 | 4.55a | 4.50 | 5.82b |
| Standard Deviation | 6.59 | 6.57 | 7.07 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Fourth Quartile | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Hospital 5 | 5.35ns | 5.34 | 5.50ns |
| Standard Deviation | 8.32 | 8.42 | 6.96 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fourth Quartile | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| All Hospitals | 5.02 | 4.98 | 5.58b |
| Standard Deviation | 8.16 | 8.16 | 8.09 |
| First Quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Median LOS | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fourth Quartile | 5 | 5 | 6 |
a
LOS in hospital’s 2,3,4 different than hospital 1, P<0.01
b
LOS in patients with fragmented care greater than in non-fragmented, P<0.01, ns = no significant difference