Characteristics of hospitals and interviewees
| Site characteristics | Phone interview hospitals (n = 14) | Site visit hospitals (n = 6) |
| Location | ||
| Northeast | 2 | 0 |
| Midwest | 5 | 3 |
| South | 3 | 0 |
| West | 4 | 3 |
| Academic affiliation | ||
| Yes | 12 | 6 |
| No | 2 | 0 |
| Interviewee characteristics | Phone interview (n = 38) | Site visits (n = 48) |
| Infection control practitioner | 15 | 6 |
| Physician hospital Epidemiologist or chief of infectious disease | 5 | 5 |
| Other physician leader | 4 | 19 |
| Nurse clinician (clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, emergency room nurse, registered nurse) | 6 | 1 |
| Nursing management (chief, executive, manager) | 5 | 7 |
| Quality management | 1 | 5 |
| Executive officer | 0 | 3 |
| Other (risk manager, project coordinator, respiratory therapy) | 2 | 2 |
Please refer to Krein et al4 for a more detailed breakout.