Overview of sampling at each hospital
| Doctors | Nurses | Administrators | Patients | Family members | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital 1 Tertiary referral hospital; General hospital | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| Hospital 2 Western running mechanism; Hospital reform target site; Tertiary referral hospital | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| Hospital 3 Tertiary referral hospital; Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| Hospital 4 County-level tertiary referral hospital; General hospital | 10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| Hospital 5 County-level grade II level A hospital; General hospital | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| Hospital 6 District-level urban hospital | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hospital 7 Integrated paediatric hospital | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 54 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 16 | 166 |