Table 1 Characteristics of Study Hospitals Compared to National Samples
|  | Study Hospitals N = 42 | AHA Hospitalsa N = 4700 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | (%) | N | (%) |
Region | ||||
 Midwest | 8 | 19% | 1396 | 30% |
 Northeast | 9 | 21% | 571 | 12% |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0% | 50 | 1% |
 South | 8 | 19% | 1762 | 37% |
 West | 17 | 40% | 921 | 20% |
 Unknown | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1% |
Total Licensed Beds | ||||
  < 100 | 6 | 14% | 1750 | 37% |
 100–299 | 12 | 29% | 1191 | 25% |
  ≥ 300 | 24 | 57% | 909 | 19% |
 Unknown | 0 | 0% | 855 | 18% |
Organizational Control | ||||
 Government, nonfederal | 8 | 19% | 1018 | 22% |
 Nongovernment, non- profit | 33 | 79% | 2764 | 59% |
 Investor-owned, for-profit | 1 | 2% | 886 | 19% |
 Government, federal | 0 | 0% | 37 | 0.8% |
|  | Study Hospitals N = 42 | CMS Hospitals N = 3331 | ||
| Â | N | % | N | % |
Teaching Status | ||||
 Major Teaching | 16 | 38% | 382 | 11% |
 Minor Teaching | 21 | 50% | 1316 | 40% |
 Non-teaching | 5 | 12% | 1633 | 49% |
Urban/Rural Statusb | ||||
 Large urban | 25 | 60% | 3452 | 55% |
 Other urban | 8 | 19% | 1909 | 31% |
 Rural | 9 | 21% | 890 | 14% |