Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the geographical, organizational and logistic characteristics of the neonatal departments investigated
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Region | ||
East China | 26 | 22.2 |
South China | 19 | 16.2 |
Central China | 10 | 8.6 |
North China | 31 | 26.4 |
Northwest China | 10 | 8.6 |
Southwest China | 10 | 8.6 |
Northeast China | 11 | 9.4 |
Hospital level | ||
Level 3 | 109 | 93.2 |
Level 2 | 8 | 6.8 |
Hospital type | ||
General hospital | 71 | 60.7 |
Children’s hospital | 18 | 15.4 |
Maternal & Child Care Hospital | 28 | 23.9 |
Description | ||
Independent unit | 68 | 58.1 |
Belongs to pediatric department | 49 | 41.9 |
Total beds | ||
1–20 | 23 | 19.7 |
21–50 | 47 | 40.1 |
51–100 | 27 | 23.1 |
> 100 | 20 | 17.1 |
NICU beds | ||
0 | 3 | 2.6 |
1–5 | 25 | 21.4 |
6–10 | 26 | 22.2 |
11–20 | 24 | 20.5 |
20–50 | 32 | 27.3 |
> 50 | 7 | 6.0 |
Annual admssions in 2011 | ||
< 1000 infants | 32 | 27.4 |
1001–2000 infants | 39 | 33.3 |
2001–3000 infants | 14 | 12.0 |
3001–4000 infants | 14 | 12.0 |
> 4000 infants | 18 | 15.3 |