Table 3. Characteristics of sites that enrolled patients in the US Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma.
| Characteristic | Number of sites/total number (percent) |
|---|---|
| Census region or territory | |
| Midwest | 515/2,211 (23.3%) |
| Northeast | 350/2,211 (15.8%) |
| South | 891/2,211 (40.3%) |
| West | 423/2,211 (19.1%) |
| US territory | 32/2,211 (1.4%) |
| Micro/metropolitan | |
| Metropolitan | 1,903/2,211 (86.1%) |
| Micropolitan | 243/2,211 (11.0%) |
| Neither | 65/2,211 (2.9%) |
| Urban/rural classification | |
| Rural | 595/2,081 (28.6%) |
| Urban | 1,486/2,081 (71.4%) |
| Sole community hospital | |
| No | 1,975/2,174 (90.8%) |
| Yes | 199/2,174 (9.2%) |
| Rural referral center | |
| No | 1,824/2,174 (83.9%) |
| Yes | 350/2,174 (16.1%) |
| Major teaching hospital (member of COTH) | |
| No | 1,598/2,042 (78.3%) |
| Yes | 444/2,042 (21.7%) |
| University affiliated | |
| No | 1,120/2,174 (51.5%) |
| Yes | 1,054/2,174 (48.5%) |
COTH, Council of Teaching Hospitals.