Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report Table 7-8

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Table 7-8. Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	Average Percentage of Respondents Within Hospitals
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
A. Excellent	25%	22%	3%	25%	-27%	7%	-5%
B. Very Good	47%	46%	1%	74%	-42%	8%	-6%
C. Acceptable	23%	24%	-1%	16%	-30%	4%	-7%
D. Poor	5%	6%	-1%	44%	-51%	3%	-5%
E. Failing	1%	1%	0%	18%	-20%	1%	-2%

Note: Based on data from 204 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission. The overall number of respondents was 69,541 in the most recent database and 65,321 in the previous database. Average percent positive totals in the table do not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

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