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Table 2 Hospital characteristics of patients admitted to the hospital for non-elective indications on a weekday compared with the weekends

From: Is the presence of medical trainees associated with increased mortality with weekend admission?

Hospital characteristic

Weekend

Weekday

All patients

Hospital Control

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNot-For-Profit, Nongovernment

4,458,164 (23.1)

14,816,595 (76.9)

19,274,759

ā€ƒGovernment

837,958 (23.0)

2,811,631 (77.0)

3,649,589

ā€ƒFor-Profit, Investor Owned

701,894 (22.4)

2,425,533 (77.6)

3,127,427

Region

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNortheast

1,621,325 (22.6)

5,545,056 (77.4)

7,166,381

ā€ƒMidwest

954,215 (23.2)

3,156,368 (76.8)

4,110,583

ā€ƒSouth

1,791,365 (22.8)

6,079,594 (77.2)

7,870,959

ā€ƒWest

1,631,111 (23.6)

5,272,741 (76.4)

6,903,852

Urbanicity

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒUrban

5,803,138 (23.0)

19,403,387 (77.0)

25,206,525

ā€ƒRural

191,618 (23.1)

639,070 (76.9)

830,688

ā€ƒMissing

3,260 (22.4)

11,302 (77.6)

14,562

Critical Access

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

127,335 (23.5)

413,869 (76.5)

541,204

ā€ƒNo

5,829,471 (23.0)

19,507,489 (77.0)

25,336,960

ā€ƒMissing

41,210 (23.7)

132,401 (76.3)

173,611

Rural Referral Center

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

402,736 (23.1)

1,341,355 (76.9)

1,744,091

ā€ƒNo

5,569,464 (23.0)

18,631,686 (77.0)

24,201,150

ā€ƒMissing

25,816 (24.2)

80,718 (75.8)

106,534

Networked

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

2,059,136 (22.8)

6,954,919 (77.2)

9,014,055

ā€ƒNo

3,312,180 (23.1)

11,025,023 (76.9)

14,337,203

ā€ƒMissing

626,700 (23.2)

2,073,817 (76.8)

2,700,517

Medical Surgical Intensive Care

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

5,337,106 (23.0)

17,855,395 (77.0)

23,192,501

ā€ƒNo

361,847 (23.1)

1,205,097 (76.9)

1,566,944

ā€ƒMissing

299,063 (23.1)

993,267 (76.9)

1,292,330

Hospice Program

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

1,801,819 (23.1)

5,984,198 (76.9)

7,786,017

ā€ƒNo

3,831,348 (22.9)

12,878,741 (77.1)

16,710,089

ā€ƒMissing

364,849 (23.5)

1,190,820 (76.5)

1,555,669

Cardiac Intensive Care

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

3,866,696 (23.0)

12,975,259 (77.0)

16,841,955

ā€ƒNo

1,792,240 (23.2)

5,946,583 (76.8)

7,738,823

ā€ƒMissing

339,080 (23.1)

1,131,917 (76.9)

1,470,997

Pediatric Hospital

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

4,187,982 (23.0)

14,007,815 (77.0)

18,195,797

ā€ƒNo

1,460,456 (23.0)

4,887,722 (77.0)

6,348,178

ā€ƒMissing

349,578 (23.2)

1,158,222 (76.8)

1,507,800

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

3,023,448 (23.0)

10,147,156 (77.0)

13,170,604

ā€ƒNo

2,619,397 (23.1)

8,732,575 (76.9)

11,351,972

ā€ƒMissing

355,171 (23.2)

1,174,028 (76.8)

1,529,199

Skilled Nursing Care

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

1,540,309 (23.1)

5,141,015 (76.9)

6,681,324

ā€ƒNo

4,087,411 (23.0)

13,707,285 (77.0)

17,794,696

ā€ƒMissing

370,296 (23.5)

1,205,459 (76.5)

1,575,755

JCAHO Accreditation

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

5,621,862 (23.0)

18,819,411 (77.0)

24,441,273

ā€ƒNo

376,154 (23.4)

1,234,348 (76.6)

1,610,502

ā€ƒMissing

0

0

0

ACS Cancer Program

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

3,542,482 (23.0)

11,860,791 (77.0)

15,403,273

ā€ƒNo

2,455,534 (23.1)

8,192,968 (76.9)

10,648,502

ā€ƒMissing

0

0

0

Radiology, Photon Emission

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

3,711,150 (22.9)

12,462,701 (77.1)

16,173,851

ā€ƒNo

1,890,070 (23.1)

6,291,413 (76.9)

8,181,483

ā€ƒMissing

396,796 (23.4)

1,299,645 (76.6)

1,696,441

Radiology, CT Scan

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

4,065,915 (23.0)

13,630,554 (77.0)

17,696,469

ā€ƒNo

1,546,023 (23.1)

5,133,106 (76.9)

6,679,129

ā€ƒMissing

386,078 (23.0)

1,290,099 (77.0)

1,676,177

Radiology, PET Scan

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒYes

2,200,507 (22.8)

7,437,175 (77.2)

9,637,682

ā€ƒNo

3,416,652 (23.1)

11,381,603 (76.9)

14,798,255

ā€ƒMissing

380,857 (23.6)

1,234,981 (76.4)

1,615,838

Medical Beds

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-20

253,097 (23.1)

844,804 (76.9)

1,097,901

ā€ƒ21-74

779,721 (23.0)

2,603,130 (77.0)

3,382,851

ā€ƒā‰„74

4,246,857 (23.0)

14,227,412 (77.0)

18,474,269

ā€ƒMissing

718,341 (23.2)

2,378,413 (76.8)

3,096,754

Total Hospital Beds

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-53

285,873 (23.3)

942,890 (76.7)

1,228,763

ā€ƒ54-157

935,537 (23.1)

3,109,974 (76.9)

4,045,511

ā€ƒā‰„157

4,776,606 (23.0)

16,000,895 (77.0)

20,777,501

ā€ƒMissing

0

0

0

Pediatric Beds

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0

1,652,963 (23.0)

5,523,949 (77.0)

7,176,912

ā€ƒ1-15

1,766,364 (23.1)

5,872,580 (76.9)

7,638,944

ā€ƒā‰„16

1,860,348 (22.9)

6,278,817 (77.1)

8,139,165

ā€ƒMissing

718,341 (23.2)

2,378,413 (76.8)

3,096,754

Medical & Dental Trainees

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0

2,911,505 (23.2)

9,646,519 (76.8)

12,558,024

ā€ƒ1-26

1,250,566 (23.1)

4,158,208 (76.9)

5,408,774

ā€ƒā‰„27

1,835,945 (22.7)

6,249,032 (77.3)

8,084,977

ā€ƒMissing

0

0

Ā 

Physicians/Hospital Bed

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-0.007

1,710,633 (23.1)

5,705,164 (76.9)

7,415,797

ā€ƒ0.007-0.067

1,686,461 (23.0)

5,654,953 (77.0)

7,341,414

ā€ƒā‰„0.067

2,526,572 (23.0)

8,445,660 (77.0)

10,972,232

ā€ƒMissing

74,350 (23.1)

247,982 (76.9)

322,332

Nurses/Hospital Bed

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-0.75

260,294 (23.0)

873,025 (77.0)

1,133,319

ā€ƒ0.75-1.359

1,944,929 (22.9)

6,544,395 (77.1)

8,489,324

ā€ƒā‰„1.359

3,718,443 (23.1)

12,388,357 (76.9)

16,106,800

ā€ƒMissing

74,350 (23.1)

247,982 (76.9)

322,332

  1. Proportions reported in parenthesis unless otherwise noted.
  2. Data are presented as number of discharges (percent) unless otherwise indicated. All comparisons by admission day are statistically significant, pā€‰<ā€‰0.001, except for urbanicity (p-valueā€‰=ā€‰0.1195).