Table 2

Baseline hospital characteristics

Hospitals, n, (n=385)
Urban, n %337 (88)
Safety net status, n %95 (25)
Bed size, n %
 >500101 (26)
 400–49941 (11)
 300–39972 (19)
 200–29986 (22)
 0–19985 (22)
Teaching status, n %152 (39)
Geographic region, n %
 South188 (49)
 West63 (16)
 Northeast50 (13)
 Midwest84 (22)
Transplant centre, n %10 (2.6)