Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report

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Table 7-8. Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Average Percent of Respondents within Hospitals
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
A. Excellent	25%	21%	4%	23%	-27%	8%	-6%
B. Very Good	50%	47%	3%	74%	-42%	12%	-8%
C. Acceptable	21%	24%	-3%	13%	-30%	5%	-9%
D. Poor	4%	7%	-3%	44%	-51%	3%	-8%
E. Failing	1%	1%	0%	18%	-20%	3%	-4%

Note: Based on data from 98 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission; the number of respondents was 20,902 in the most recent database and 17,868 in the previous database. Average percent positive totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

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