Your browser doesn't support JavaScript. Please upgrade to a modern browser or enable JavaScript in your existing browser.
Skip Navigation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research Quality www.ahrq.gov
www.ahrq.gov

Table B-11. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Interaction With Patients

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade Respondent Interaction with Patients
With
direct interaction
Without
direct interaction
512 Hospitals 495 Hospitals
115,426 Respondents 35,122 Respondents
A. Excellent 23% 27%
B. Very Good 48% 49%
C. Acceptable 23% 21%
D. Poor 5% 2%
E. Failing 1% 1%

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

Return to Appendix B

 

AHRQ Advancing Excellence in Health Care