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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2007 Comparative Database Report

Table A-5. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Hospital Teaching Status, and Ownership and Control

Patient Safety Culture Composites Teaching Status Ownership and Control
Teaching Non-teaching Govt. Non-govt.
92
Hospitals
290
Hospitals
106
Hospitals
276
Hospitals
44,067
Respond-
ents
64,554
Respond-
ents
12,926
Respond-
ents
95,695
Respond-
ents
1. Teamwork Within Units 76% 78% 79% 77%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety 72% 75% 75% 74%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety 66% 70% 72% 68%
4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement 68% 69% 70% 68%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety 60% 64% 66% 62%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error 60% 62% 62% 61%
7. Communication Openness 60% 61% 61% 61%
8. Frequency of Events Reported 57% 59% 59% 59%
9. Teamwork Across Units 53% 58% 60% 55%
10. Staffing 53% 56% 59% 53%
11. Handoffs & Transitions 42% 46% 49% 43%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error 41% 43% 44% 42%
Average Across Composites 59% 62% 63% 60%

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