Table 1 Characteristics of teaching hospitals
City population | Number | Average number of bed (95% CI) | Number of annual discharged patients (internal medicine) | Full-time physicians (internal medicine) | Senior residents (internal medicine) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 100,000 | 51 | 465.9 (422.7–509.2) | 4924.3(2855.7–6992.7) | 30.9(24.3–37.5) | 7.6 (5.3–9.9) |
< 200,000 | 84 | 474.6 (440.5–508.7) | 5407.6 (3358.6–7456.6) | 34.1 (29.9–38.3) | 8.8 (7.1–10.5) |
< 300,000 | 39 | 517.0 (469.9–564.0) | 5733.8 (4152.2–7315.3) | 34.0 (29.8–38.2) | 8.2 (5.6–10.9) |
< 400,000 | 40 | 531.2 (470.9–591.1) | 4630.9 (4114.4–5147.3) | 35.0 (30.0–40.1) | 8.7 (6.1–11.2) |
< 600,000 | 45 | 514.4 (460.6–568.1) | 4914.1 (4159.9–5668.3) | 38.4 (31.3–45.6) | 8.8 (5.4–12.2) |
< 1,000,000 | 36 | 493.1 (439.2–546.9) | 4917.0 (4151.4–5682.6) | 36.7 (30.4–43.1) | 8.9 (6.9–10.9) |
< 2,000,000 | 49 | 481.4 (437.9–524.9) | 5292.4 (4540.0–6044.4) | 40.8 (35.6–46.0) | 11.3 (9.0–13.7) |
≥ 2,000,000 | 79 | 516.6 (476.3–556.8) | 5080.1 (4609.2–5551.1) | 47.4a (41.8–53.0) | 15.8b (13.0–18.5) |
Total | 423 | 497.2 (481.4–513.0) | 5137.2 (4621.7–5652.7) | 37.7 (35.7–39.8) | 10.2 (9.3–11.1) |