Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report

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Patient Safety Culture Composites	Bed Size
	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%