Table 2 Characteristics of hospitals where hip fracture surgery patients were admitted in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

Location

Urban

440

48.57

569

64.59

170

75.22

Rural

466

51.43

312

35.41

56

24.78

Ownership

Public

343

37.86

37

4.2

60

26.55

Private/Other

563

62.14

844

95.80

166

73.45

Teaching hospital

Yes

77

8.50

63

7.15

104

46.02

No

829

91.50

818

92.85

122

53.98

No. of hosp. Beds

30–99

26

2.87

272

30.87

10

4.42

100–399

510

56.29

505

57.32

39

17.26

400+

370

40.84

104

11.8

177

78.32

No. of hip fracture patients

Q1

232

25.61

187

21.23

44

19.47

Q2

223

24.61

236

26.79

60

26.55

Q3

225

24.83

230

26.11

60

26.55

Q4

226

24.94

228

25.88

62

27.43

Regional characteristics

Disposable income (USD, 2010 PPP)

19,971

2205

16,905

1507

15,039

1633

(for hospital location)

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

766.62

631.12

661.38

505.44

1401.84

972.60

No. of hospital with low

HHI (<median)

696

76.82

673

76.39

100

44.25

No. of hospitals with high

HHI (≥median)

210

23.18

208

23.61

126

55.75

% elderly living alone

17.75

3.65

7.46

2.49

2.67

2.67

No. of physicians per 1000 persons

2.46

0.42

2.56

0.57

2.35

0.61

No. of hospital beds per 1000 persons

13.08

3.44

15.21

5.19

7.21

1.91

No. of home care facilities per 10,000 persons

16.08

3.85

2.97

0.74

0.37

0.28

% social welfare expenditure

16.76

4.12

31.14

8.25

13.71

1.62