Table A-11. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Hospital Geographic Region
2007 Comparative Database Report
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade | Region | |||||||
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Mid Atlantic/ New England | South Atlantic | East North Central | East South Central | West North Central | West South Central | Mountain | Pacific | |
20 Hospitals 10,796 Respond- ents | 60 Hospitals 17,870 Respond- ents | 100 Hospitals 34,715 Respond- ents | 26 Hospitals 6,982 Respond- ents | 83 Hospitals 17,418 Respond- ents | 31 Hospitals 10,223 Respond- ents | 35 Hospitals 5,809 Respond- ents | 27 Hospitals 4,808 Respond- ents | |
A Excellent | 21% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 28% | 21% | 20% |
B Very Good | 46% | 48% | 49% | 49% | 52% | 47% | 39% | 48% |
C Acceptable | 27% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 24% |
D Poor | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 12% | 7% |
E Failing | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
*Note: States are categorized into AHA-defined regions as follows:
Region | States |
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Mid Atlantic/New England | NY, NJ, PA, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT |
South Atlantic | DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL |
West North Central | MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS |
West South Central | AR, LA, OK, TX |
East North Central | OH, IN, IL, MI, WI |
East South Central | KY, TN, AL, MS |
Mountain | MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV |
Pacific | WA, OR, CA, AK, HI |