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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report

Table A-1. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Bed Size

Patient Safety Culture Composites Bed Size
6-24 beds 25-49 beds 50-99 beds 100-199 beds 200-299 beds 300-399 beds 400-499 beds 500+ beds
60 Hospitals 139 Hospitals 111 Hospitals 111 Hospitals 74 Hospitals 55 Hospitals 23 Hospitals 49 Hospitals
3,703 Respondents 13,426 Respondents 15,766 Respondents 28,539 Respondents 31,990 Respondents 35,153 Respondents 14,636 Respondents 53,249 Respondents
1. Teamwork Within Units 83% 82% 79% 79% 77% 78% 75% 77%
2. Supervisor/
Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety
76% 78% 76% 74% 72% 72% 70% 72%
3. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement 71% 74% 71% 70% 68% 70% 67% 68%
4. Management Support for Patient Safety 74% 76% 72% 68% 66% 68% 63% 65%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety 69% 70% 66% 62% 60% 61% 56% 56%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error 64% 65% 63% 62% 61% 63% 59% 60%
7. Communication Openness 64% 63% 62% 61% 61% 61% 58% 60%
8. Frequency of Events Reported 63% 63% 60% 60% 58% 60% 57% 57%
9. Teamwork Across Units 66% 63% 59% 54% 50% 53% 48% 50%
10. Staffing 62% 61% 56% 51% 49% 50% 48% 49%
11. Handoffs & Transitions 55% 50% 47% 41% 36% 40% 33% 38%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error 48% 48% 45% 43% 41% 40% 38% 38%
Average Across Composites 66% 66% 63% 60% 58% 60% 56% 58%

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