Table 2 Veterans Affairs patient database facility, single-site hospitalization and patient characteristics, 2014–2017
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Facility Characteristics | ||||
Facilitiesa, N | 141 | 139 | 138 | 141 |
Teaching, N (%) | 60 (42.6) | 61 (43.9) | 61 (44.2) | 63 (44.7) |
Region | ||||
South | 52 (36.9) | 52 (37.4) | 53 (38.4) | 55 (39.0) |
West | 27 (19.2) | 26 (18.7) | 25 (18.1) | 25 (17.7) |
Midwest | 37 (26.2) | 36 (25.9) | 36 (26.1) | 36 (25.5) |
Northeast | 25 (17.7) | 25 (18.0) | 24 (17.4) | 25 (17.7) |
Single-site Hospitalizations, N | ||||
Small (< 2000) | 50 (35.5) | 50 (36.0) | 47 (34.1) | 50 (35.4) |
Medium (2000-5000) | 39 (27.6) | 41 (29.5) | 37 (26.8) | 39 (27.7) |
Large (> 5000) | 52 (36.9) | 48 (34.5) | 54 (39.1) | 52 (36.9) |
Single-site Hospitalization Characteristics | ||||
Single-site Hospitalizations, N | 565,242 | 558,060 | 553,961 | 550,236 |
Length of stay, median (IQR) | 4 (2, 6) | 4 (2, 6) | 4 (2, 6) | 4 (2, 6) |
In-hospital Mortality, N (%) | 9754 (1.7) | 8913 (1.6) | 8255 (1.5) | 7936 (1.4) |
30-day Mortality, N (%) | 25,070 (4.4) | 23,709 (4.2) | 23,093 (4.2) | 22,788 (4.1) |
30-day Readmission, N (%) | 85,249 (15.3) | 87,209 (15.9) | 86,227 (15.8) | 84,722 (15.6) |
Patients, N | 373,045 | 368,837 | 365,777 | 364,615 |
Age, mean (SD) | 65.5 (13.3) | 65.7 (13.2) | 66.0 (13.2) | 66.4 (13.2) |
Male, N (%) | 351,298 (94.2) | 346,961 (94.1) | 343,132 (93.8) | 341,882 (93.8) |
CDC EHR-based Sepsis Single-site Hospitalization Characteristics | ||||
CDC EHR-based Sepsis Single-site Hospitalizations, N (%)b | 26,882 (4.8) | 26,559 (4.8) | 27,263 (4.9) | 26,808 (4.9) |
In-hospital Mortality, N (%) | 4088 (15.2) | 3830 (14.4) | 3608 (13.2) | 3490 (13.0) |
30-day Mortality, N (%) | 5300 (19.7) | 5192 (19.5) | 5089 (18.7) | 5111 (19.1) |
Patient-Facility-Day Characteristics | ||||
Patient-facility-days, N | 3,170,230 | 3,086,091 | 3,021,708 | 2,961,408 |
ICU patient-facility-days, N (%) | 437,627 (13.8) | 425,198 (13.8) | 401,999 (13.3) | 391,454 (13.2) |