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Table 1 Respondent demographics

From: Emergency department responses to nursing shortages

 

Count (%)

Role

 Chair

16 (24.2%)

 Vice Chair

5 (7.6%)

 Medical Director

28 (42.4%)

 Staff Physician

14 (21.2%)

 Othera

3 (4.5%)

Practice Setting

 Urban

32 (48.5%)

 Suburban

26 (39.4%)

 Rural

8 (12.1%)

 Critical Access Hospital (Yes)

7 (10.6%)

EM Residency Affiliation

 No

38 (57.6%)

 Primary Site

21 (31.8%)

 Secondary Site

7 (10.6%)

Trauma Designation

 Level I

19 (28.8%)

 Level II

14 (21.2%)

 Level III

6 (9.1%)

 Level IV

4 (6.1%)

 Level V

1 (1.5%)

 None

22 (33.3%)

Region

 West

13 (19.7%)

 Midwest

16 (24.2%)

 Northeast

25 (37.9%)

 South

10 (15.2%)

 International

0 (0.0%)

 Otherb

2 (3.0%)

Visits/Year

  < 10 K

2 (3.0%)

 10 K-30 K

8 (12.1%)

 30 K-50 K

20 (30.3%)

 50 K-70 K

18 (27.3%)

 70 K-90 K

12 (18.2)

 90 K-110 K

2 (3.0%)

  > 110 K

4 (6.1%)

# Licensed Beds

  < 10

4 (6.1%)

 10–25

11 (16.7%)

 26–50

36 (54.5%)

 51–75

11 (16.7%)

 76 + 

4 (6.1%)

  1. aPA, CMO, Director of Quality; bMid-Atlantic (2)