Table A-9. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Geographic Region

2007 Comparative Database Report

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Region
	Mid Atlantic/ New England	South Atlantic	East North Central	East South Central	West North Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific
	20 Hospitals	60 Hospitals	100 Hospitals	26 Hospitals	83 Hospitals	31 Hospitals	35 Hospitals	27 Hospitals
	10,796 Respond- ents	17,870 Respond- ents	34,715 Respond- ents	6,982 Respond- ents	17,418 Respond- ents	10,223 Respond- ents	5,809 Respond- ents	4,808 Respond- ents
1. Teamwork Within Units	75%	78%	75%	79%	80%	81%	77%	78%
2. Supervisor/Mana- ger Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	71%	76%	73%	77%	74%	77%	72%	72%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	65%	71%	67%	73%	73%	71%	67%	66%
4. Org Learning— Continuous Improvement	68%	72%	65%	73%	71%	73%	67%	66%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	58%	62%	60%	65%	68%	66%	63%	59%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	61%	64%	58%	65%	61%	66%	62%	61%
7. Communication Openness	62%	62%	60%	62%	60%	64%	61%	64%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	60%	58%	56%	63%	61%	62%	59%	58%
9. Teamwork Across Units	51%	56%	54%	61%	62%	57%	55%	54%
10. Staffing	46%	54%	53%	53%	61%	56%	54%	52%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	40%	43%	42%	48%	51%	43%	44%	42%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	38%	42%	41%	44%	48%	44%	42%	40%
Average Across Composites	58%	62%	59%	64%	64%	63%	60%	59%

*Note: States are categorized into AHA-defined regions as follows:

Region	States
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

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Internet Citation: Table A-9. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Geographic Region: 2007 Comparative Database Report. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2007/hospdbtaba9.html