Table 2.
Characteristics of participants’ primary hospital workplaces
| New York City (n=40) n (%) | New Orleans (n=39) n (%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital type* | |||
| Academic | 18 (45.0) | 23 (5.0) | 41 (51.9) |
| Community | 7 (17.5) | 10 (25.6) | 17 (21.5) |
| Public | 15 (37.5) | 6 (15.4) | 21 (26.6) |
| Hospital funding structure† | |||
| Voluntary nonprofit | 25 (62.5) | 19 (48.7) | 44 (55.7) |
| Proprietary | 0 (0) | 13 (33.3) | 13 (16.5) |
| Governmental (city, federal) | 15 (37.5) | 7 (18.0) | 22 (27.9) |
| Safety net status‡ | 20 (50.0) | 10 (25.6) | 30 (38.0) |
| Hospital bed count | |||
| 0–200 | 2 (5.0) | 12 (30.8) | 14 (17.7) |
| 201–700 | 9 (22.5) | 17 (43.6) | 26 (32.9) |
| 701–1000 | 23(57.5) | 10 (25.6) | 33 (41.8) |
| 1001+ | 6 (15.0) | 0 (0) | 6 (7.6) |
*Academic hospitals are research hospitals affiliated with medical schools that operate as the primary hospital site for graduate medical education; community hospitals may or may not be affiliated with medical schools, and offer minimal-to-no graduate medical education; public hospitals are publicly funded institutions supported by federal, state, and local governments
†Voluntary nonprofit hospitals are owned and operated by nonprofit associations, such as churches and universities; proprietary hospitals are privately owned for-profit hospitals owned by corporations; governmental hospitals are those that are solely funded by federal, state, and local governments
‡Safety net hospitals are obligated to provide care to patients regardless of patients’ insurance status or ability to pay