Table 6-5. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade

2008 Comparative Database Report

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent	s.d.	Percent of Response
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent	s.d.	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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Internet Citation: Table 6-5. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade: 2008 Comparative Database Report. March 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2008/table6-5.html