Characteristics of STEMI referral hospitals* (n=112) in Florida
| Hospital characteristics | Per cent (number) |
|---|---|
| PCI capability in 2006 | |
| None performed | 69.6 (78) |
| 1–11 | 15.2 (17) |
| 12–51 | 11.6 (13) |
| 52+ | 3.6 (4) |
| Patients with STEMI in 2006 | |
| 1–11 | 47.3 (53) |
| 12–51 | 45.5 (51) |
| 52+ | 7.1 (8) |
| Number of beds | |
| 1–49 | 4.5 (5) |
| 50–99 | 17.0 (19) |
| 100–199 | 41.1 (46) |
| 200–299 | 21.4 (24) |
| 300+ | 16.1 (18) |
| Availability of special services | |
| Cardiac intensive care services | 8.0 (9) |
| Adult diagnostic/invasive catheterisation | 26.8 (30) |
| Adult interventional cardiac catheterisation | 5.4 (6) |
| Adult cardiac surgery | 2.7 (3) |
| Cardiac rehabilitation | 11.6 (13) |
| Medical surgical intensive care services | 44.6 (50) |
| Non-reporting | 43.7 (49) |
| Ownership/type | |
| Not-for-profit | 41.1 (46) |
| Investor-owned—partnership | 49.1 (55) |
| Government—hospital authority | 9.8 (11) |
| Community location | |
| Rural/non-metro | 8.9 (10) |
| Small metro/urban | 14.3 (16) |
| Medium metro | 19.6 (22) |
| Major metro | 57.1 (64) |
*Includes hospitals with >1 patient with STEMI discharged and <200 PCIs performed in 2006.
PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.