Table 1 Description of services as reported by hospitals with maternity services
From: Validation of a measure of hospital maternal level of care for the United States
Variable | Description | Frequency N = 2331 | Missing | Decision | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACARDHOS | Hospital has adult cardiology services | 1775 (76.2%) | 0 | Level II | Identifies cardiologists available daily to read echocardiogram |
ADTCHOS | Hospital has adult cardiac surgery | 916 (39.3%) | 0 | Level I | Identifies basic surgical facilities for cesarean birth |
CICBD | Cardiac intensive care beds | 726 (31.1%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not add information; use MSICBD instead |
CICHOS | Hospital has cardiac intensive care service | 880 (37.8%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not add information; use MSICBD instead |
CLSCIC | Hospital has a closed cardiac intensive care unit | 81 (3.4%) | 2266 | Level III | Identifies on-sight cardiologist to interpret echocardiogram |
CTSCNHOS | C-T Scanner at hospital | 2305 (98.9%) | 0 | Level II | Identifies presence of CT Scanner |
EMDEPHOS | Hospital has an emergency department | 2301 (98.7%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not differentiate availability of services |
FTECIC | Full-time cardiology intensivists | 256 (11.0%) | 1583 | Level III | Identifies on-sight cardiologist to interpret echocardiogram |
FTEMSI | Full-time medical-surgical intensivists | 1060 (45.5%) | 1202 | Exclude | Does not add information; use MSICBD & MSICHOS |
FTLAB | Number of full-time laboratory Technicians | 2143 (91.9%) | 0 | Level I | Identifies laboratory services are readily available on-site |
FTRAD | Number of full-time radiology technicians | 2,271 (97.4%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not differentiate availability of services |
HARTHOS | Hospital has heart transplant services | 93 (4.0%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
HEMOHOS | Hospital has Nephrology Services | 1042 (44.7%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies availability of subspecialists |
HSPTL | Hospital has full-time hospitalists | 1911 (89.8%) | 202 | Level II | Indicates readily available internal or family medicine physicians |
ICLABHOS | Hospital has interventional cardiac catheterization | 1334 (57.6%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies basic interventional radiology services |
KDNYHOS | Hospital has kidney transplant services | 169 (7.3%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
LIVRHOS | Hospital has liver transplant services | 101 (4.3%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
LUNGHOS | Hospital has lung transplant services | 60 (2.6%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
MAPP2 | Hospital is Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer | 1292 (55.4%) | 0 | Exclude | Not specific for interventional radiology services |
MSICBD | Hospital has medical-surgical intensive care beds | 2222 (95.3%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies hospitals with medical-surgical intensive care |
MRIHOS | MRI at the hospital | 2120 (91.0%) | 0 | Level II | Identifies presence of MRI |
MSICHOS | Hospital has medical-surgical intensive care service | 2071 (88.9%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies hospitals with medical-surgical intensive care |
NEROHOS | Hospital has neurology services | 1607 (68.9%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies availability of subspecialists |
ONCOLHOS | Hospital has oncology services | 1780 (76.4%) | 0 | Level III | Identifies availability of subspecialists |
OPRA | Number of operating rooms (greater than zero) | 2254 (96.7%) | 76 | Level I | Identifies basic surgical facilities for cesarean birth |
OTBONHOS | Hospital has bone marrow transplant services | 134 (5.8%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
OTHICBD | Hospital has other intensive care beds | 348 (14.9%) | 0 | Exclude | Poor discrimination for intensive care – includes step down units |
OTHIHOS | Hospital has other intensive care service | 375 (16.1%) | 0 | Exclude | Poor discrimination for intensive care – includes step down units |
PCAHOS | Hospital has patient-controlled analgesia | 2118 (90.9%) | 0 | Level II | Identifies full-time anesthesiology service |
TISUHOS | Hospital has tissue transplant services | 367 (15.7%) | 0 | Exclude | Does not effectively discriminate between levels III and IV |
TRAUML90 | Trauma Level of hospital | 1249 (53.6%) | 1077 | Level III | Allows removal of hospitals who are unlikely to meet temporal requirements |
Level 1 | 225 (17.9%) | ||||
Level 2 | 331 (16.4%) | ||||
Level 3 | 470 (37.5%) | ||||
Level 4 | 228 (18.2%) | ||||
ULTSNHOS | Hospital has ultrasound services | 2294 (98.4%) | 0 | Level I | Identifies basic ultrasound equipment |