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Table 2 On-call compensation by facility, subspecialty, and accreditation.

From: United States level I trauma centers are not created equal – a concern for patient safety?

 

Trauma

Orthopaedic

Neurosurgery

Plastics

Type of Center

University to:

40% (35)

29% (25)

28% (24)

19% (17)

   Community

69% (22)

59% (19)

58% (18)

27% (8)

Significance

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

NS

   Public

70% (7)

70% (7)

70% (7)

40% (4)

Significance

NS

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

NS

Type of Accreditation

ACS

56% (45)

45% (36)

41% (33)

26% (21)

Government

45% (46)

37% (37)

38% (38)

23% (23)

Significance

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. NS = Not Significant