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2011 User Comparative Database Report
Table B-11. Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Interaction with Patients
| Work Area/Patient Safety Grade |
Interaction with Patients |
| With Direct Interaction |
Without Direct Interaction |
| 1,021 Hospitals |
957 Hospitals |
| 340,637 Respondents |
108,936 Respondents |
| A |
Excellent |
28% |
33% |
| B |
Very Good |
46% |
46% |
| C |
Acceptable |
21% |
18% |
| D |
Poor |
4% |
2% |
| E |
Failing |
1% |
0% |
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created April 2011
Internet Citation: Table B-11. Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Interaction with Patients. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2011/hosp11tabb11.html