Table 6-5. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade—2008 Database Comparative Results
Work Area/Unit
Patient
Safety Grade |
No. of
hospitals
&
No. of
respondents |
Average
Percent |
s.d. |
Percent of Response |
| Min |
10th
Percentile |
25th
Percentile |
50th
Percentile |
75th
Percentile |
90th
Percentile |
Max |
| A Excellent |
H =
518
N = 32,616 |
24% |
9.47% |
0% |
13% |
17% |
23% |
30% |
37% |
63% |
| B Very Good |
H =
518
N = 67,000 |
48% |
8.32% |
6% |
39% |
43% |
48% |
53% |
58% |
80% |
| C Acceptable |
H =
518
N = 35,448 |
23% |
8.77% |
0% |
12% |
17% |
23% |
28% |
33% |
58% |
| D Poor |
H =
518
N = 7,119 |
4% |
4.67% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
3% |
6% |
8% |
62% |
| E Failing |
H =
518
N = 1,480 |
1% |
1.31% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
18% |
Key: H =
hospitals; N = respondents.
Note: Average totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
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