
26 ◾ Physician Alignment
Appendix A:
California Hospital Association / e Performance Alliance
On-Call Su
rvey Summary
TABLE 1. SCOPE OF PROBLEM
TABLE 2. CHANGE IN
CALL DIFFICULTY
TABLE 3. ON-CALL STRATEGIES
At your hospital, is the lack of an on-call
physician coverage for the ED a problem?
Serious
Problem
12% 55% 33%
Somewhat of
a Problem
Over the past five years, has
the difficulty of ensuring
adequate ED specialty
coverage changed in your
hospital?
Not a
Problem
Surveys sent: 330
Responses: 110
Response rate: 33%
51% 12% 25% 11% 1%
Has Become
More Difficult
Has Become
Less Difficult
Has Not
Changed
Has Not Been a
Problem in Our
Organization
Not Sure/
No Opinion
Currently
Doing ...