Table 1.
Characteristics of hospitals with labor and delivery Yelp reviews.
| Characteristic | All hospitals on Yelp (N=1569) | All labor and delivery hospitals on Yelp (N=919) | |||||||
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Hospitals, n (%) | Average Yelp rating (on a scale from 1-5) | Hospitals, n (%) | Average Yelp rating (on a scale from 1-5) | |||||
| Bed size | |||||||||
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0-49 | 223 (14) | 3.23 | 46 (5) | 3.44 | ||||
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50-199 | 577 (37) | 2.86 | 329 (36) | 3.31 | ||||
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200-399 | 487 (31) | 2.84 | 334 (36) | 3.24 | ||||
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≥400 | 275 (18) | 2.88 | 210 (23) | 3.33 | ||||
| Region | |||||||||
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Northeast | 305 (20) | 2.84 | 191 (21) | 3.16 | ||||
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South | 617 (40) | 2.90 | 330 (36) | 3.23 | ||||
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Midwest | 184 (12) | 3.12 | 71 (8) | 3.45 | ||||
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West | 456 (29) | 2.88 | 327 (36) | 3.35 | ||||
| Teaching hospital | |||||||||
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Yes | 192 (12) | 2.92 | 157 (17) | 3.27 | ||||
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No | 1370 (88) | 2.85 | 762 (83) | 3.29 | ||||