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Quarterly Number and Rate of Adverse Event Reports, WV Patient Safety Project 2005-2007

Tabular Display of the Data

Time Period	Total Adverse Events	Bed Days	Rate	No. of Hospitals
2005Q1	1,751	35,513	49	11
2005Q2	2,097	39,718	53	14
2005Q3	2,398	39,658	60	19
2005Q4	2,703	51,736	52	24
2006Q1	2,958	65,079	45	25
2006Q2	3,154	59,286	53	26
2006Q3	3,154	59,361	53	26
2006Q4	3,117	59,848	52	24
2007Q1	3,162	61,257	52	23

Notes:

By the 4th quarter of 2005 most of the hospitals were enrolled in the project.
Not all hospitals reported.
The trend for events reported is in an upward direction even as the event rate per 1000 beds is pretty stable.

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