Table B-3. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Work Area/Unit

Work Area/Unit
Patient Safety Grade
Work Area/Unit
Anesthe-
siology
Emer-
gency
ICU
(any type)
Lab Medicine Obstetrics Pediatr. Pharm. Psych/
Mentl Hlth
Radi-
ology
Rehabil-
itation
Surgery
88
Hospi-
tals
301
Hospi-
tals
215
Hospi-
tals
319
Hospi-
tals
319
Hospi-
tals
195
Hospi-
tals
116
Hospi-
tals
271
Hospi-
tals
115
Hospi-
tals
330
Hospi-
tals
286
Hospi-
tals
299
Hospi-
tals
720
Respon-
dents
5,168
Respon-
dents
5,992
Respon-
dents
5,118
Respon-
dents
8,279
Respon-
dents
3,880
Respon-
dents
1,763
Respon-
dents
2,744
Respon-
dents
2,301
Respon-
dents
5,600
Respon-
dents
4,153
Respon-
dents
9,351
Respon-
dents
A. Excellent 36% 15% 15% 24% 12% 20% 20% 22% 21% 23% 34% 31%
B. Very Good 43% 46% 48% 51% 46% 49% 44% 51% 43% 53% 47% 46%
C. Acceptable 15% 31% 29% 20% 33% 25% 28% 20% 27% 20% 15% 18%
D. Poor 3% 7% 7% 4% 7% 5% 7% 5% 8% 4% 3% 4%
E. Failing 3% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%

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