Table A-12. Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Hospital Geographic Region

Number of Events Reported
By Respond-
ents
Region
Mid Atlantic/
New England
South
Atlantic
East
North
Central
East
South
Central
West
North
Central
West
South
Central
Mountain Pacific
20
Hospitals
10,796
Respond-
ents
60
Hospitals
17,870
Respond-
ents
100
Hospitals
34,715
Respond-
ents

26
Hospitals
6,982
Respond-
ents

83
Hospitals
17,418
Respond-
ents
31
Hospitals
10,223
Respond-
ents
35
Hospitals
5,809
Respond-
ents
27
Hospitals
4,808
Respond-
ents
No events 57% 53% 51% 58% 53% 58% 53% 46%
1 to 2 events 26% 28% 29% 24% 26% 25% 28% 31%
3 to 5 events 10% 12% 13% 11% 14% 11% 13% 15%
6 to 10 events 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 4% 5%
11 to 20 events 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
21 event reports or more 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

*Note: States are categorized into AHA-defined regions as follows:

Region States
Mid Atlantic/New England NY, NJ, PA, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT
South Atlantic DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL
West North Central MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS
West South Central AR, LA, OK, TX
East North Central OH, IN, IL, MI, WI
East South Central KY, TN, AL, MS
Mountain MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV
Pacific WA, OR, CA, AK, HI

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