Table A-11. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Hospital Geographic Region

2008 Comparative Database Report

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	Region
	Mid Atlantic/ New England	South Atlantic	East North Central	East South Central	West North Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific
	32 Hospitals 17,875 Respond- ents	89 Hospitals 29,200 Respond- ents	113 Hospitals 40,643 Respond- ents	29 Hospitals 7,350 Respond- ents	92 Hospitals 19,255 Respond- ents	37 Hospitals 11,121 Respond- ents	57 Hospitals 13,301 Respond- ents	70 Hospitals 21,431 Respond- ents
A Excellent	24%	22%	21%	27%	24%	30%	27%	23%
B Very Good	45%	48%	50%	48%	51%	48%	47%	46%
C Acceptable	25%	25%	24%	22%	21%	19%	21%	24%
D Poor	5%	4%	5%	3%	3%	3%	4%	6%
E Failing	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.

*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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Page last reviewed March 2008

Internet Citation: Table A-11. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Hospital Geographic Region: 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/tablea-11.html