Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report

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Number of Events Reported by Respondents	Bed Size
	6-24 beds	25-49 beds	50-99 beds	100-199 beds	200-299 beds	300-399 beds	400 or more beds
	58 Hospitals	131 Hospitals	98 Hospitals	86 Hospitals	57 Hospitals	42 Hospitals	47 Hospitals
	3,601 Respond- ents	12,421 Respond- ents	14,243 Respond- ents	22,092 Respond- ents	27,730 Respond- ents	27,568 Respond- ents	52,521 Respond- ents
No events	50%	52%	52%	53%	52%	51%	52%
1 to 2 events	28%	29%	27%	27%	27%	28%	29%
3 to 5 events	14%	12%	12%	13%	13%	13%	13%
6 to 10 events	5%	4%	5%	5%	5%	4%	4%
11 to 20 events	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%
21 event reports or more	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.