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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report

Table C-4. Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Respondent Bed Size

Number of Events Reported by Respondents Bed Size
6-24 beds 25-49 beds 50-99 beds 100-199 beds 200-299 beds 300-499 beds 500+ beds
21 Hospitals Both Years 42 Hospitals Both Years 37 Hospitals Both Years 32 Hospitals Both Years 22 Hospitals Both Years 26 Hospitals Both Years 24 Hospitals Both Years
1,054 Most Recent Respondents 3,550 Most Recent Respondents 4,360 Most Recent Respondents 8,886 Most Recent Respondents 8,408 Most Recent Respondents 15,678 Most Recent Respondents 27,605 Most Recent Respondents
1,362 Previous Respondents 3,401 Previous Respondents 4,686 Previous Respondents 7,573 Previous Respondents 8,108 Previous Respondents 14,300 Previous Respondents 25,891 Previous Respondents
No events Most Recent 53% 52% 51% 53% 50% 53% 55%
Previous 60% 53% 55% 55% 50% 53% 53%
Change -7% -1% -4% -2% 0% 0% 2%
1 to 2 events Most Recent 26% 28% 29% 27% 28% 28% 28%
Previous 22% 27% 26% 25% 27% 27% 27%
Change 4% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1%
3 to 5 events Most Recent 14% 13% 12% 12% 14% 12% 12%
Previous 12% 12% 12% 12% 14% 13% 12%
Change 2% 1% 0% 0% 0% -1% 0%
6 to 10 events Most Recent 4% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4%
Previous 4% 5% 5% 5% 6% 4% 4%
Change 0% 0% -1% -1% -1% 0% 0%
11 to 20 events Most Recent 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Previous 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Change 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -1% 0%
21 event reports or more Most Recent 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Previous 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Change 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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