Table 7-1. Summary Statistics for Previous and Most Recent Data Submissions from the 204 Trending Hospitals

Summary Statistic	Previous Survey Administration (submitted for 2007 or 2008 database)	Most Recent Survey Administration (submitted for 2009 database)
Total number of hospitals	204	204
Total number of respondents	65,321	69,541
Number of hospitals (out of 204) that administered the survey to all staff, or a sample of all staff, from all departments	165	167
Number of completed surveys per hospital	Average: 320 Range: 13–3,865	Average: 341 Range: 11–3,908
Hospital response rate	Average: 50% Range: 6–100%	Average: 52% Range: 7–100%

Return to Document

Table 7-2. Distribution of 204 Trending Hospitals by Bed Size

Bed Size	2009 Trending Hospitals		2009 Database Hospitals		AHA-Registered U.S. Hospitals
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
6-24 beds	21	10%	60	10%	607	10%
25-49 beds	42	21%	139	22%	1,374	22%
50-99 beds	37	18%	111	18%	1,329	21%
100-199 beds	32	16%	111	18%	1,341	21%
200-299 beds	22	11%	74	12%	704	11%
300-499 beds	26	13%	78	13%	607	10%
500 or more beds	24	12%	49	8%	318	5%
TOTAL	204	101%	622	101%	6,280	100%

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Return to Document

Table 7-3. Distribution of 204 Trending Hospitals by Teaching Status

Teaching Status	2009 Trending Hospitals		2009 Database Hospitals		AHA-Registered U.S. Hospitals
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Teaching	59	29%	190	31%	1,442	23%
Non-teaching	145	71%	432	69%	4,838	77%
TOTAL	204	100%	622	100%	6,280	100%

Return to Document

Table 7-4. Distribution of 204 Trending Hospitals by Ownership and Control

Ownership and Control	2009 Trending Hospitals		2009 Database Hospitals		AHA-registered U.S. Hospitals
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Government (Federal or non-Federal)	63	31%	139	22%	1,645	26%
Non-government (voluntary/nonprofit or proprietary/investor-owned)	141	69%	483	78%	4,635	74%
TOTAL	204	100%	622	100%	6,280	100%

Return to Document

Table 7-5a. Example of Trending Statistics

Survey Item	Most Recent	Previous	Change
Item 1	80%	84%	-4%
Item 2	80%	78%	2%

Return to Document

Table 7-5b. Example of Other Trending Statistics

Survey Item	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
Item 1	18%	-45%	3%	-5%
Item 2	21%	-19%	5%	-6%

Return to Document