Table 1 Selected characteristics of COMPASS hospitals, compared with North Carolina acute care hospitals, 2016
All North Carolina hospitals N = 110 | Eligible North Carolina hospitals N = 95 | Participating hospitals N = 41 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary or comprehensive stroke center, a n (%) | 39 (35%) | 39 (41%) | 24 (59%) |
North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative participant, n (%) | |||
ᅟActive | 48 (44%) | 47 (49%) | 21 (51%) |
ᅟIntermittent or inactive | 26 (24%) | 25 (26%) | 11 (27%) |
ᅟNever | 36 (33%) | 23 (24%) | 9 (22%) |
Critical Access Hospital, n (%) | 21 (19%) | 15 (16%) | 5 (12%) |
Geographic region, n (%) | |||
ᅟCentral Piedmont | 48 (44%) | 43 (45%) | 18 (44%) |
ᅟWestern | 23 (21%) | 21 (22%) | 11 (27%) |
ᅟEastern | 39 (35%) | 31 (33%) | 12 (29%) |
Medical school affiliation, b n (%) | |||
ᅟMajor | 7 (6%) | 6 (6%) | 3 (7%) |
ᅟMinor | 12 (10%) | 12 (12%) | 5 (12%) |
ᅟNone | 91 (83%) | 77 (81%) | 33 (80%) |
2013 stroke discharge rate, n (%) | |||
ᅟ < 100 | 53 (48%) | 39 (41%) | 11 (27%) |
ᅟ100–299 | 41 (37%) | 40 (42%) | 18 (44%) |
ᅟ300+ | 16 (15%) | 16 (17%) | 12 (29%) |
Hospital bed size, n (%) | |||
ᅟ < 100 | 39 (35%) | 29 (31%) | 15 (37%) |
ᅟ100–299 | 48 (44%) | 44 (46%) | 16 (39%) |
ᅟ ≥ 300 | 23 (21%) | 22 (23%) | 10 (24%) |
Urban-rural classification, n (%) | |||
ᅟRural or small town | 28 (25%) | 25 (23%) | 4 (10%) |
ᅟMicropolitan | 30 (27%) | 27 (28%) | 15 (37%) |
ᅟMetropolitan | 52 (47%) | 43 (45%) | 22 (54%) |
Ownership, n (%) | |||
ᅟPrivate, not-for-profit | 53 (52%) | 47 (51%) | 18 (46%) |
ᅟPrivate, for-profit | 11 (11%) | 10 (11%) | 3 (8%) |
ᅟLocal | 15 (15%) | 14 (15%) | 6 (15%) |
ᅟHospital district or authority | 15 (15%) | 13 (14%) | 8 (21%) |
ᅟOther | 8 (8%) | 8 (9%) | 4 (10%) |
ᅟUnknown or missing | 8 | 3 | 2 |