Characteristics of STEMI (n=2082) and ACS patients (n=12 228) at STEMI referral hospitals* in Florida
| Patient characteristics | STEMI | ACS |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent (number) | Per cent (number) | |
| Admission source | ||
| Emergency department | 94.1 (1959) | 95.2 (11 644) |
| Direct admission | 5.5 (114) | 4.3 (529) |
| Transfer in† | 0.4 (8) | 0.3 (34) |
| Other | 0.1 (1) | 0.2 (21) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–44 | 5.0 (104) | 3.8 (469) |
| 45–64 | 31.2 (649) | 24.0 (2933) |
| 65–84 | 44.4 (925) | 49.4 (6038) |
| 85+ | 19.4 (404) | 22.8 (2788) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 58.7 (1221) | 55.1 (6740) |
| Female | 41.3 (861) | 44.9 (5488) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 79.5 (1656) | 79.6 (9737) |
| Hispanic | 10.5 (219) | 9.1 (1118) |
| Black | 6.6 (138) | 8.6 (1055) |
| Other | 3.4 (69) | 2.7 (318) |
| Insurance type | ||
| Medicare | 61.5 (1280) | 70.4 (8609) |
| Medicaid | 5.3 (110) | 4.3 (524) |
| Commercial | 22.8 (474) | 16.7 (2045) |
| Self pay/underinsured | 7.2 (151) | 5.7 (696) |
| Charity | 2.3 (47) | 1.7 (211) |
| Other | 1.0 (20) | 1.2 (143) |
| Length of hospital stay (no transfer) (days) | ||
| 1 | 31.0 (645) | 24.2 (2961) |
| 2 | 15.3 (319) | 14.9 (1825) |
| 3–6 | 38.5 (801) | 41.0 (5014) |
| 7+ | 15.2 (317) | 19.9 (2428) |
| Length of hospital stay (prior to transfer to another hospital) (days) | ||
| 1 | 51.5 (514) | 45.1 (2387) |
| 2 | 19.6 (196) | 20.2 (1072) |
| 3–6 | 24.8 (247) | 28.9 (1529) |
| 7+ | 4.1 (41) | 5.9 (310) |
*Includes hospitals with >1 patient with STEMI discharged and <200 PCIs performed in 2006.
†Transfer in from another short-term acute care hospital.
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.