Table 1 Characteristics of hospital-based units (n = 18) in the Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Pediatric Intensive Care

3

18

878

1:1.5

0.22

8.95

2.83

2.99

1.95

7

21

Neonatal Intensive Care

3

31

303

1:2

0.03

25.27

2.79

2.49

2.66

5

17

Surgical Intensive Care

3

30

553

1:2

0.63

7.96

2.98

2.48

2.33

7

19

Medical Intensive Care

3

16

597

1:2

0.38

8.62

3.33

2.95

2.90

4

18

Neurology

1,2,3

35

672

1:2.5

0.17

5.75

2.47

3.11

2.73

3

16

Heart and Vascular Cardiac Care

3

15

666

1:2

0.47

7.84

2.73

2.87

3.00

2

13

Cancer Institute

1,2

39

435

1:4

0.33

5.15

2.28

2.91

2.64

3

17

Heart and Vascular Progressive Care

1,2

24

398

1:3.5

0.25

5.56

2.37

2.84

3.12

5

18

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Service

1

16

987

1:2.5

0.38

6.18

2.19

3.15

2.88

6

17

Women’s Health

1

24

203

1:4.5

0.17

6.10

1.42

3.30

2.68

6

21

Pediatric Intermediate Care

2

17

872

1:2.5

0.59

3.97

2.20

3.01

2.53

4

15

Pediatric Acute Care

1

36

411

1:3.5

0.28

3.10

1.84

2.99

2.72

5

18

Medical Intermediate Care

2

20

470

1:3

0.30

7.09

2.74

2.81

2.42

1

16

General Surgery

1

18

496

1:4.5

0.61

3.54

2.11

3.10

2.54

3

19

Internal/Family Medicine

1

44

385

1:4

0.20

4.45

2.50

3.17

2.77

2

17

General Surgery/Neurology

1

44

385

1:4.5

0.34

4.02

2.21

2.87

2.48

1

12

General Surgery

1

42

404

1:4.5

0.50

4.60

2.36

2.78

2.55

4

16

Flex/Observation

1

14

765

1:4.5

0.93

5.01

2.44

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-

3

16