Table 1 Site characteristics
| Â | Site A | Site B | Site C | Site D | Site E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital type | Academic | Academic | Community | Academic | Community |
Hospital size (# of beds) | 430 | 1100 | 150 | 798 | 186 |
Unit size | 35 beds | 27 beds | 50 beds | 28 beds | 34 beds |
Nurse: patient | Days 1:9 Nights 1:6 | Days 1: 4 Nights 1: 6 | Days 1:5 Nights 1:8 | 1:5 | Day: 1:6 Evening: 1:7 Night: 1: 11 |
Hospital Reported Average Length of Stay on Study Unit | 9.3Â days | 10.3Â days | 5.5Â days | 9.3Â days | 10.9Â days |
Unit specializations | Accountable Care Unit | Specialized staff | Acute Stroke | Respiratory | Family Medicine |
Nutrition-related Roles Present on Unit | • Diet clerk • RD • Food service workers | • Diet clerk • Diet tech • RD • Food Attendants | • Clinical Nutrition Assistant • Dietary Aide • RD | • RD • Food service workers | • Dietary Aide • Diet Clerk • RD • Food service workers |
Food delivery | Tray service by food service worker | Tray service by food attendants | Tray service by dietary aide | Tray service by food service worker | Tray service by dietary aide/health care aide |
Involvement in original Canadian Malnutrition Task Force study | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Patient meal day cost | N/A | $30.22 | $13.97 | $41.04 | $19.18 |
Average bed cost/day | $1035.00 | $531.88 | $325.00 | $1000.00 | $327.00 |