Table 1

Participating hospital readmission rates, volume and characteristics of sample by US census region and performance

Census region (hospital identifier for quotes)30-day RSRR, HF, 2010–2013 Mean30-day RSRR, HF, 2010–2013 percentileVolume rangeMedicaid patients, %Teaching hospitalOwnership
East North Central (01)20.14.5300–40012.6NoPublic/municipal
Mid Atlantic (02)20.911.4500–60016.1YesPrivate, not-for-profit
Mountain (03)18.30.5500–60020.3NoPublic/municipal
New England (04)21.623.31500–160024.9YesPrivate, not-for-profit
Pacific (05)21.012.780–9055.9NoPrivate, for-profit
South Atlantic (06)21.521.0900–100020.2YesPublic/municipal
South Atlantic (07)18.10.4200–30017.2YesPublic/municipal
West North Central (08)21.317.4200–30034.3YesPrivate, not-for-profit
West South Central (09)20.25.0200–30035.7YesPublic/municipal
  • HF, heart failure; RSRR, risk-standardised readmission rate.