Table 2 Inpatient mortality (number of deaths per 1,000 admissions) for general-acute hospitals (N = 307)
From: Comparing public and private hospitals in China: Evidence from Guangdong
| Â | Â | Inpatient mortality central tendency | Inpatient mortality inter-quartile range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-groups of general-acute hospitals | N | Median | Mean | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
Ownership | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Government | 176 | 9.5032 | 16.9060 | 5.3402 | 16.4919 |
   Non-government non-profit | 49 | 7.3910 | 19.0579 | <0.0001 | 20.9790 |
   Private for-profit | 51 | <0.0001 | 10.0783 | <0.0001 | 6.5200 |
Size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   20--100 beds | 115 | 4.0912 | 16.3998 | <0.0001 | 9.4737 |
   >100 beds | 161 | 10.5263 | 15.7597 | 5.8560 | 16.2728 |
Contracted hospital for social insurance beneficiaries | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Not appointed | 84 | 2.7911 | 9.7748 | <0.0001 | 12.8986 |
   Appointed (dingdian) hospital | 192 | 8.6595 | 18.7615 | 4.5191 | 16.2873 |
Academic affiliation (proxy for teaching status) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Non-university hospital | 263 | 6.9565 | 15.7932 | 2.5100 | 14.3541 |
   University hospital | 13 | 17.4364 | 20.7440 | 12.8205 | 28.4837 |
Urban/rural location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 201 | 7.1259 | 18.6061 | 0.8300 | 17.0828 |
   Rural | 75 | 8.1411 | 9.1129 | 4.4577 | 13.0880 |
Jibie (Hospital accreditation level) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Not classified | 121 | 5.7358 | 16.3540 | <0.0001 | 12.5829 |
   Level 1 (community health center) | 54 | 4.7862 | 10.5825 | 2.9674 | 8.6754 |
   Level 2 | 76 | 10.8236 | 16.8193 | 6.2358 | 15.3246 |
   Level 3 (highest tertiary care) | 25 | 21.1464 | 23.7896 | 15.3653 | 28.7565 |