Table A-1. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Bed Size
2008 Comparative Database Report
Patient Safety Culture Composites | Bed Size | ||||||
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6-24 beds | 25-49 beds | 50-99 beds | 100-199 beds | 200-299 beds | 300-399 beds | 400 or more beds | |
58 Hospitals | 131 Hospitals | 98 Hospitals | 86 Hospitals | 57 Hospitals | 42 Hospitals | 47 Hospitals | |
3,601 Respond- ents | 12,421 Respond- ents | 14,243 Respond- ents | 22,092 Respond- ents | 27,730 Respond- ents | 27,568 Respond- ents | 52,521 Respond- ents | |
1. Teamwork Within Units | 83% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety | 76% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 71% | 72% | 70% |
3. Management Support for Patient Safety | 75% | 76% | 71% | 67% | 65% | 66% | 62% |
4. Org. Learning— Continuous Improvement | 71% | 74% | 71% | 68% | 67% | 68% | 66% |
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety | 69% | 70% | 66% | 61% | 59% | 59% | 56% |
6. Feedback & Communication About Error | 65% | 65% | 62% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 59% |
7. Communication Openness | 66% | 64% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 60% | 60% |
8. Frequency of Events Reported | 64% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 57% | 59% | 54% |
9. Teamwork Across Units | 66% | 63% | 59% | 54% | 50% | 52% | 47% |
10. Staffing | 63% | 61% | 56% | 50% | 48% | 49% | 48% |
11. Handoffs & Transitions | 56% | 50% | 46% | 40% | 37% | 39% | 35% |
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error | 48% | 48% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 40% | 37% |
Average Across Composites | 67% | 66% | 63% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 56% |