2011 User Comparative Database Report

Table C-15. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Geographic Regionhtm

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade		Database Year	Geographic Region
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade		Database Year	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		Both Years	37	92	128	40	58	67	47	43
# Respondents		Most Recent	22,436	53,237	66,136	14,879	11,119	30,776	26,632	25,491
# Respondents		Previous	19,594	46,406	58,635	14,775	9,175	30,199	23,495	22,874
A	Excellent	Most Recent	27%	29%	28%	36%	28%	34%	29%	31%
		Previous	25%	26%	25%	33%	23%	31%	27%	30%
		Change	2%	3%	3%	3%	5%	3%	2%	1%
B	Very Good	Most Recent	44%	45%	47%	44%	50%	43%	45%	45%
		Previous	44%	45%	45%	46%	50%	46%	43%	46%
		Change	0%	0%	2%	-2%	0%	-3%	2%	-1%
C	Acceptable	Most Recent	24%	21%	21%	17%	18%	19%	21%	19%
		Previous	24%	23%	24%	17%	23%	19%	21%	20%
		Change	0%	-2%	-3%	0%	-5%	0%	0%	-1%
D	Poor	Most Recent	5%	4%	4%	2%	3%	3%	4%	4%
		Previous	5%	4%	5%	3%	4%	3%	8%	4%
		Change	0%	0%	-1%	-1%	-1%	0%	-4%	0%
E	Failing	Most Recent	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%
		Previous	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	2%	1%
		Change	0%	0%	0%	0%	-1%	0%	-1%	0%

Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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