2011 User Comparative Database Report
Table D-3. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Work Area/Unit
| Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade | Database Year | Work Area/Unit | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesi- ology | Emer- gency | ICU (any type) | Lab | Medicine | Obstet- rics | Pediat- rics | Phar- macy | Psych/ Mental Hlth | Radiol- ogy | Rehabili- tation | Surgery | |||
| # Hospitals | Both Years | 61 | 348 | 289 | 324 | 374 | 244 | 139 | 254 | 140 | 328 | 264 | 343 | |
| # Respondents | Most Recent | 1,184 | 11,928 | 15,340 | 10,090 | 25,902 | 10,229 | 8,091 | 6,082 | 4,613 | 11,787 | 7,575 | 19,085 | |
| Previous | 2,565 | 10,545 | 13,041 | 8,994 | 18,970 | 8,598 | 6,976 | 5,239 | 3,545 | 10,797 | 6,526 | 16,851 | ||
| A | Excellent | Most Recent | 36% | 20% | 27% | 30% | 20% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 35% | 40% | 32% |
| Previous | 32% | 16% | 23% | 28% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 24% | 26% | 31% | 37% | 31% | ||
| Change | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | -2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | ||
| B | Very Good | Most Recent | 43% | 44% | 46% | 47% | 47% | 45% | 51% | 46% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 43% |
| Previous | 45% | 44% | 47% | 48% | 45% | 45% | 49% | 47% | 43% | 48% | 46% | 44% | ||
| Change | -2% | 0% | -1% | -1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | -1% | 0% | -2% | -2% | -1% | ||
| C | Acceptable | Most Recent | 18% | 28% | 22% | 20% | 26% | 21% | 17% | 22% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 20% |
| Previous | 19% | 29% | 24% | 21% | 28% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 20% | ||
| Change | -1% | -1% | -2% | -1% | -2% | -2% | -3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | -2% | 0% | ||
| D | Poor | Most Recent | 3% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Previous | 3% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Change | 0% | -2% | -2% | -1% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | -1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| E | Failing | Most Recent | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Previous | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | ||
| Change | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created April 2011
Page originally created April 2011
Internet Citation: Table D-3. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Work Area/Unit. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2011/hosp11tabd3.html
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