2011 User Comparative Database Report

Table A-9. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Geographic Region

Patient Safety Culture Composites		Geographic Region
Patient Safety Culture Composites		Mid-Atlantic	New England	South Atlantic/ Associated Areas	East North Central	East South Central	West North Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific/ Associated Areas
# Hospitals		26	69	185	255	92	115	111	73	106
# Respondents		11,832	54,242	92,452	121,008	28,666	27,744	47,276	35,498	53,679
1	Teamwork Within Units	80%	76%	79%	80%	81%	81%	80%	78%	80%
2	Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	76%	71%	77%	74%	78%	76%	77%	73%	73%
3	Management Support for Patient Safety	74%	68%	74%	71%	74%	75%	75%	69%	70%
4	Org Learning—Continuous Improvement	71%	70%	75%	71%	75%	73%	75%	69%	71%
5	Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	67%	61%	66%	65%	69%	69%	68%	65%	63%
6	Feedback & Communication About Error	63%	60%	67%	63%	67%	63%	67%	63%	63%
7	Frequency of Events Reported	61%	61%	65%	60%	67%	62%	66%	62%	61%
8	Communication Openness	65%	60%	63%	61%	62%	61%	65%	62%	62%
9	Teamwork Across Units	55%	53%	60%	57%	62%	60%	61%	57%	56%
10	Staffing	57%	50%	56%	57%	59%	62%	58%	55%	52%
11	Handoffs & Transitions	42%	42%	46%	43%	50%	47%	49%	43%	41%
12	Nonpunitive Response to Error	47%	38%	43%	42%	46%	48%	46%	46%	43%
Average Across Composites		63%	59%	64%	62%	66%	65%	66%	62%	61%

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