Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Who Died by Health System Hospital Between March 1 and July 1, 2020.
| AMC 1 (n = 66) | AMC 2 (n = 20) | CH 1 (n = 124) | CH 2 (n = 39) | CH 3 (n = 27) | P a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 67 | 62 | 80 | 71 | 86 | |
| Gender, No. (%) | ||||||
| Female | 26 (39.4) | 6 (30) | 52 (41.9) | 16 (41.0) | 15 (55.6) | |
| Male | 40 (60.6) | 14 (70) | 72 (58.1) | 23 (59.0) | 12 (44.4) | |
| Race, No. (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Black/African-American | 26 (39.4) | 6 (30.0) | 45 (36.3) | 14 (35.9) | 11 (40.7) | |
| White | 17 (25.8) | 12 (60.0) | 62 (50.0) | 12 (30.8) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Asian | 4 (6.1) | 1 (5.0) | 8 (6.5) | 5 (12.8) | 1 (3.7) | |
| Other | 18 (27.3) | 1 (5.0) | 8 (6.5) | 7 (17.9) | 1 (3.7) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.6) | 0 | |
| Admission source, No. (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Home | 23 (34.8) | 8 (40.0) | 29 (23.4) | 17 (43.6) | 19 (70.4) | |
| Different JHM hospital, admitted from home | 20 (30.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Different non-JHM hospital | 7 (10.6) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | |
| SNF/assisted living directly | 4 (6.1) | 9 (45.0) | 93 (75) | 21 (53.8) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Different hospital, from SNF | 12 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 2 (10.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.6) | 0 | |
| Mechanically ventilated, No. (%) | 60 (90.9) | 15 (75.0) | 33 (26.6) | 23 (59.0) | 12 (44.4) | |
| Day 2 code status, No. (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| DNR order | 2 (3.0) | 0 | 9 (7.3) | 0 | 2 (7.4) | |
| DNR/DNI order | 3 (4.5) | 5 (25.0) | 32 (25.8) | 9 (23.1) | 7 (25.9) | |
| Palliative care | 1 (1.5) | 2 (10.0) | 37 (29.8) | 7 (17.9) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Full code | 60 (90.9) | 13 (65.0) | 46 (37.1) | 23 (59.0) | 10 (37.0) |
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Chi-square test or Kruskal–Wallis test used for comparison.
Abbreviations: AMC, academic medical center; CH, community hospital; DNI, do not intubate; DNR, do not resuscitate; JHM, Johns Hopkins Medicine; SNF, skilled nursing facility.