Table 1 Hospital characteristics (n = 214)
Variable | Categories | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Hospital type | Tertiary hospital | 43 (20.1) |
Secondary hospital | 171 (79.9) | |
Hospital ownership | Public sector | 22 (10.3) |
Educational foundation | 58 (27.1) | |
Medical or other corporation | 91 (42.5) | |
Private corporation | 43 (20.1) | |
Hospital location | Seoul | 48 (22.4) |
Metropolitan cities | 62 (29.0) | |
Small and medium-sized cities | 104 (48.6) | |
Bed-to- physician ratio | Less than 2.0 | 14 (6.5) |
2.0–3.9 | 78 (36.5) | |
4.0–5.9 | 32 (15.0) | |
Over 6.0 | 90 (42.1) | |
Mean ± SDa | 6.3 ± 5.0 | |
Bed-to-nurse ratio | Level 1 (less than 2.5) | 29 (13.6) |
Level 2 (2.5–3.4) | 115 (53.7) | |
Level 3 (3.5–4.4) | 30 (14.0) | |
Level 4 (4.5 or greater) | 40 (18.7) |