Table C-7. Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Hospital Teaching Status and Ownership and Control
| Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade |
Teaching Status |
Ownership and Control |
| Teaching |
Nonteaching |
Government |
Nongovernment |
| 59 Hospitals Both Years |
145 Hospitals Both Years |
63 Hospitals Both Years |
141 Hospitals Both Years |
| 40,839 Most Recent Respondents |
28,702 Most Recent Respondents |
10,036 Most Recent Respondents |
59,505 Most Recent Respondents |
| 38,681 Previous Respondents |
26,640 Previous Respondents |
10,007 Previous Respondents |
55,314 Previous Respondents |
| A | Excellent |
Most Recent |
22% |
26% |
25% |
25% |
| Previous |
20% |
23% |
22% |
23% |
| Change |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
| B | Very Good |
Most Recent |
44% |
48% |
50% |
46% |
| Previous |
45% |
46% |
47% |
46% |
| Change |
-1% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
| C | Acceptable |
Most Recent |
25% |
21% |
21% |
23% |
| Previous |
27% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
| Change |
-2% |
-2% |
-3% |
-1% |
| D | Poor |
Most Recent |
7% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
| Previous |
7% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Change |
0% |
-2% |
-3% |
-1% |
| E | Failing |
Most Recent |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
| Previous |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Change |
0% |
0% |
-1% |
0% |
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
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