Variables | Acute myocardial infarction | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Heart failure | Hip/knee surgery | Pneumonia | Stroke |
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Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | |
Sample size | 2234 | 3513 | 3574 | 2734 | 3758 | 2740 |
30-day readmission rate (%) | 17.84(1.06) | 20.76(1.31) | 22.70(1.66) | 5.19(0.67) | 17.35(1.31) | 13.30(1.20) |
Percent of patients reported in the Top Box for the category | ||||||
Responsiveness of hospital staff (%) | 63.78(6.24) | 66.43(7.91) | 66.53(7.96) | 65.98(7.54) | 67.03(8.35) | 64.77(6.71) |
Communication with nurse (%) | 77.32(4.42) | 78.44(4.99) | 78.47(5.02) | 78.41(4.69) | 78.70(5.24) | 77.76(4.52) |
Communication with doctor (%) | 79.60(3.84) | 81.19(4.88) | 81.24(4.93) | 80.60(4.14) | 81.45(5.12) | 80.29(4.29) |
Hospital characteristics | ||||||
Hospital ownership | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Government | 12.85 | 18.96 | 19.11 | 14.63 | 20.65 | 15.58 |
For-profit | 18.53 | 16.94 | 17.04 | 19.60 | 16.37 | 17.66 |
Non-profit | 68.62 | 64.10 | 63.85 | 65.76 | 62.99 | 66.75 |
Hospital type | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Acute Care Hospitals | 98.93 | 84.26 | 83.52 | 92.28 | 80.39 | 94.31 |
Critical Access Hospitals | 1.07 | 15.74 | 16.48 | 7.72 | 19.61 | 5.69 |
Hospital Offers Emergency Services(yes) | 98.39 | 98.29 | 98.18 | 96.42 | 98.08 | 98.65 |