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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report

Table A-12. Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Geographic Region

Number of Events Reported by Respondents Geographic Region
Mid-Atlantic/ New England South Atlantic East North Central East South Central West North Central West South Central Mountain Pacific
37 Hospitals 104 Hospitals 165 Hospitals 34 Hospitals 104 Hospitals 45 Hospitals 58 Hospitals 75 Hospitals
20,546 Respondents 36,825 Respondents 54,909 Respondents 8,978 Respondents 20,986 Respondents 13,242 Respondents 17,264 Respondents 23,712 Respondents
No events 56% 53% 52% 55% 50% 60% 54% 47%
1 to 2 events 26% 28% 29% 27% 28% 24% 27% 30%
3 to 5 events 11% 12% 12% 11% 14% 10% 12% 15%
6 to 10 events 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 5%
11 to 20 events 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
21 event reports or more 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

Note: States are categorized into American Hospital Association-defined regions as follows:

Mid-Atlantic/New England: NJ, NY, PA/CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD
South Atlantic: DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV
West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX
East North Central: IL, IN, OH, MI, WI
Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY
East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN
Pacific: AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

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