Table 1. Pre-existing hospital research infrastructure (N = 18).

Pre-existing Research Infrastructure	Percentage of Community Hospitals (%)
Pre-existing ICU research program	39
Pre-existing research program(s) in other clinical department(s) in the hospital	56
Research coordinator(s) or research assistant (s) in the ICU	33
Research coordinator(s) or research assistant (s) in other clinical department(s) in the hospital	33
Local research ethics board	50
Remote research ethics board	22
Hospital research administration/office	39
On-site contract review capability	22
Research policies and procedures	56
Pharmacy department with research capability or experience	50
Clinical laboratory department with research capability or experience	11
Diagnostic imaging department with research capability or experience	11
Other	11