Table 4

Hospital characteristics and associations between star rating summary scores and in-hospital COVID-19 RSMRs (values represent Pearson correlation coefficients between star rating summary and group scores and in-hospital COVID-19 RSMRs).

Correlation coefficient (no of hospitals)
All p values <0.05 unless noted with a*
Hospital characteristicHospital summary scoreMortality group scoreReadmission group scoreSafety of care group scorePatient experience group scoreTimely and effective care group score
All hospitals−0.41 (4256)−0.15 (3934)−0.24 (4182)−0.13 (3193)−0.39 (3198)−0.30 (4202)
Rural−0.32 (1738)−0.31 (1568)−0.17 (1685)−0.002* (1067)−0.244 (955)−0.13 (1711)
Urban−0.42 (2517)−0.15 (2366)−0.23 (2497)−0.16 (2334)−0.39 (2243)−0.31 (2490)
Beds: 1–99−0.23 (2028)−0.16 (1758)−0.13 (1958)0.03* (1205)−0.30 (1041)−0.16 (1987)
Beds: 100–199−0.37 (786)−0.17 (757)−0.19 (783)−0.12* (767)−0.28 (742)−0.27 (777)
Beds: 200–299−0.39 (498)−0.21 (485)−0.21 (498)−0.07* (492)−0.34 (485)−0.23 (498)
Beds: 300–399−0.38 (364)−0.11 (357)−0.20 (364)−0.28 (360)−0.31 (358)−0.23 (362)
Beds: 400+−0.42 (579)−0.16 (577)−0.24 (579)−0.17 (577)−0.41 (572)−0.30 (577)
Teaching hospitals−0.47 (1166)−0.17 (1124)−0.29 (1162)−0.20 (1100)−0.49 (1081)−0.27 (1160)
Non-teaching hospitals−0.33 (3089)−0.14 (2810)−0.18 (3020)−0.05 (2301)−0.28 (2117)−0.29 (3041)
Critical access hospital−0.10 (1231)−0.16 (1031)−0.05* (1174)−0.06* (412)−0.18 (405)−0.06 (1199)
Not a critical access hospital−0.34 (3024)−0.16 (2903)−0.23 (3008)−0.15 (2989)−0.38 (2793)−0.29 (3002)
Nurse-to-bed ratio <1−0.40 (1872)−0.18 (1659)−0.19 (1815)−0.12 (1334)−0.34 (1168)−0.31 (1836)
Nurse-to-bed ratio 1 to <2−0.43 (1847)−0.13 (1772)−0.30 (1836)−0.15 (1575)−0.42 (1546)−0.28 (1832)
Nurse-to-bed ratio 2+−0.39 (536)0.13 (503)−0.16 (531)0.09 (492)−0.42 (484)−0.38 (533)
Ownership: Government−0.59 (957)−0.33 (840)−0.43 (920)−0.21 (594)−0.41 (499)−0.35 (934)
Ownership: not-for-profit−0.45 (2625)−0.15 (2472)−0.27 (2594)−0.14 (2187)−0.45 (2120)−0.30 (2599)
Ownership: for-profit−0.11 (673)−0.06* (622)0.02* (6668)<0.001* (620)−0.19 (579)−0.28 (668)
  • *P value not significant (>0.05).

  • RSMRs, risk-standardised mortality rates.