Supplemental Table 1. Comparison of hospitals by patient characteristics, COVID-19 diagnostic details, index hospitalization outcomes, and revisits
Total N = 151
Hospital 1 N = 98
Hospital 2 N=53
P Patient Characteristics
Age, mean (95% CI) 59.6 (56.8-62.4) 58.7 (55.2-62.2) 61.3 (56.5- 66.1)
NS
Sex, n (%) NS
Female 63 (42%) 36 (37%) 27 (51%)
Male 88 (58%) 62 (63%) 26 (49%)
Race/Ethnicity, n (%), 1 value missing
NS
White, non-Hispanic 62 (41%) 33 (34%) 29 (56%)
Hispanic/Latino 37 (25%) 29 (30%) 8 (15%)
Asian 22 (15%) 17 (17%) 5 (10%)
Black/African American 18 (12%) 11 (11%) 7 (13%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3 (2%) 2 (2%) 1 (2%) Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 (2%) 2 (2%) 1 (2%)
Multiple Races 5 (3%) 4 (4%) 1 (2%)
Primary Language, n (%) 0.003
English 94 (62%) 52 (53%) 42 (79%)
Spanish 31 (21%) 27 (28%) 4 (8%)
Other 26 (17%) 19 (19%) 7 (13%)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)
3 (1-5) 3 (1-5) 3 (1-5) NS
COVID-19 Diagnostic Details Diagnosed Prior to
Hospitalization, n (%)
60 (40%) 43 (44%) 17 (32%) NS
Median Time between Diagnosis and Hospitalization, days (IQR)
5 (3-8) 5 (2-8) 6 (3-7.5) NS
Index Hospitalization Outcomes Reason for Index Hospitalization Directly Related to COVID-19, n (%)
114 (75%) 70 (71%) 44 (83%) NS
Length of Stay, median (IQR) 6 (3-13) 4.5 (2-13) 9 (4-17) 0.02
Transfer to ICU, n (%) 44 (29%) 29 (30%) 15 (28%) NS
Clearance from Isolation Precautions, n (%)
26 (17%) 10 (10%) 16 (30%) 0.003
Discharge Location, n (%) 0.02
Independent living/stable housing
99 (66%) 58 (59%) 41 (77%)
Independent living/unstable housing*
19 (13%) 17 (17%) 2 (4%)
Institutional setting** 33 (22%) 23 (24%) 10 (19%)
Revisits 36 (24%) 27 (28%) 9 (17%) NS
Emergency Department only 20 (13%) 17 (17%) 3 (6%)
Rehospitalization 16 (11%) 10 (10%) 6 (11%) NS = Non-significant, p ≥ 0.05
*Independent living/unstable housing includes discharge to street, vehicle, medical respite center, homeless shelter, or transitional COVID-19 homeless shelter
**Institutional setting includes discharge to skilled nursing facility, adult family home, assisted living facility, inpatient rehabilitation, psychiatric facility, or jail/prison
