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Table 1 Profiles of the cases

From: Does accreditation stimulate change? A study of the impact of the accreditation process on Canadian healthcare organizations

General characteristics

Case 1: Rural regional health authority

Case 2: University healthcare center

Case 3: General hospital

Case 4: Local hospital

Case 5: Urban regional health authority

Province

Alberta

Ontario

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Location

Sub-rural

Urban

Urban

Rural

Urban

Population served

300,000

1,500,000

400,000

135,000

86,000

Number of employees

8,000 staff and 350 physicians

10,600 staff and 1125 physicians

2,400 staff and 400 physicians

1037 staff and 102 physicians

2,600 staff and 340 physicians

Number of sites and beds

35 sites and 1300 beds

3 sites and 1099 beds

2 sites and 500 beds

1 site and 303 beds

8 sites and 425 beds in 2 hospitals

Date of accreditation visit studied; accreditation status awarded

2002; accreditation with report (3 key recommendations and 3 recommendations)

2004; accreditation (9 recommendations and 9 good practices)

2003; accreditation with report (20 key recommendations, 18 recommendations and 1 good practice)

2003; accreditation with report (9 key recommendations and 3 recommendations)

2002; accreditation with report (3 key recommendations and 2 good practices)

Length of participation in the accreditation process

Since 2002

Since 2000 for the new entity

Since 1951

Since the 1980s

Since 1998 for the new entity

Number of accreditation teams

15 clinical teams

4 support teams

17 clinical teams

4 support teams

8 clinical teams

4 support teams

8 clinical teams

4 support teams

8 clinical teams

4 support teams

Research site visit dates

November 1 and 2, 2004

June 16 and 17, 2004

December 5 and 6, 2004

June 21 and 22, 2004

June 1 and 2, 2004

Type of accreditation

Non compulsory

Compulsory

Compulsory

Non compulsory

Non compulsory