Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the six participating study hospitals in the northern and central part of Switzerland [15].
Baseline characteristics of the study hospitals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Universitäts-spital Basel | Kantonsspital Liestal | Kantonsspital Luzern | Kantonsspital Aarau | Bürgerspital Solothurn | Kantonsspital Münsterlingen | |
Status | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Number of beds | 694 | 371 | 616 | 539 | 254 | 252 |
Mean length of stay (days) | 8.5 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
% of private medical coverage* | 28.3 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 25.1 | 15 |
Medical staff** | 849 | 125 | 414 | 376 | 97 | 350 |
Nursing staff** | 1047 | 315 | 1074 | 979 | 417 | 414 |