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Characteristic
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ICU wards, N = 85
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Medical wards, N = 227
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Surgical wards, N = 181
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No. of beds in 2013, median (interquartile range)
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12 (9–16)
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72 (36–150)
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63 (44–99)
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Type of HCF
|
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- University hospital
|
4 (4.7%)
|
4 (1.8%)
|
4 (2.2%)
|
|
- General hospital
|
67 (78.8%)
|
139 (61.2%)
|
95 (52.5%)
|
|
- Private hospital
|
9 (10.6%)
|
51 (22.5%)
|
71 (39.2%)
|
|
- Cancer centre
|
0
|
6 (2.6%)
|
6 (3.3%)
|
|
- Local hospital
|
0
|
17 (7.5%)
|
0
|
|
- Rehabilitation and long-term care facility
|
0
|
5 (2.2%)
|
0
|
|
- Military hospital
|
5 (5.9%)
|
5 (2.2%)
|
5 (2.8%)
|
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Geographical area
|
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- North
|
30 (35.3%)
|
50 (22%)
|
45 (24.9%)
|
|
- West
|
9 (10.6%)
|
25 (11%)
|
17 (9.4%)
|
|
- East
|
14 (16.5%)
|
45 (19.8%)
|
36 (19.9%)
|
|
- South-east
|
12 (14.1%)
|
33 (14.5%)
|
31 (17.1%)
|
|
- South-west
|
20 (23.5%)
|
74 (32.6%)
|
52 (28.7%)
|
- ICU intensive care unit; HCF type of healthcare facility from which the hospital ward included in the study was derived
