Table 1

Hospital and ICU characteristics

VariablesLevelsn/Median%/IQR
Hospital size<250 beds24.08%
250–499 beds1632.65%
500–749 beds1836.73%
750–999 beds714.29%
≥1000 beds612.24%
State trauma center designationLevel 14591.84%
Level 248.16%
American College of Surgeons verifiedNo1020.41%
Yes3979.59%
Urban4897.95%
Rural12.04%
University2959.1%
Non-university2040.8%
Geographic locationNortheast1020.4%
Southeast918.3%
Midwest816.3%
Southwest918.3%
West1326.5%
Adult ICU beds, n70(53–102)
Pediatric ICU beds, n30(0–73)
Total ICU beds, n105(64–181)
Number of trauma patients evaluated as a formal ‘trauma activation’ per year<1000510.20%
1000–19991530.61%
2000–29991326.53%
3000–3999510.20%
≥40001122.45%
  • ICU, intensive care unit.