Table 3

Services Provided, by Practice Size

ServiceaSoloSmall (2–5 Providers)Medium (6–20 Providers)Large (>20 Providers)P Value
Patient care in a language besides English, No. (%)
 Spanish404 (24.1)747 (19.1)787 (23.4)462 (24.0)
 Other218 (13.0)292 (7.5)207 (6.1)170 (8.8)
 No1,055 (62.9)2,874 (73.4)2,377 (70.5)1,295 (67.2)<.001
Newborn care, No. (%)
 Yes741 (44.2)2,326 (59.4)2,064 (61.2)1,043 (54.1)<.001
 No936 (55.8)1,587 (40.6)1,307 (38.8)884 (45.9)
Prenatal care, No. (%)
 Yes140 (8.4)436 (11.1)607 (18.0)394 (20.5)<.001
 No1,537 (91.7)3,477 (88.9)2,764 (82.0)1,533 (79.6)
Obstetric deliveries per year, No. (%)
 01,627 (97.0)3,666 (93.7)2,964 (87.9)1,689 (87.7)<.001
 1–2527 (1.6)114 (2.9)244 (7.2)135 (7.0)
 26–5010 (0.6)72 (1.8)106 (3.1)71 (3.7)
 ≥5113 (0.8)61 (1.5)57 (1.7)32 (1.7)
Other specialists at primary practice site, No. (%)
 Multispecialty0642 (16.4)1,466 (43.5)1,414 (73.4)<.001
 Single specialty1,677 (100.0)3,271 (83.6)1,905 (56.5)513 (26.6)
Provides inpatient care, No. (%)
 Yes635 (37.9)1,225 (31.3)1,164 (34.5)724 (37.6)<.001
 No1,042 (62.1)2,688 (68.7)2,207 (65.5)1,203 (62.4)
Has admitting privileges, No. (%)
 Yes1,136 (67.7)2,424 (62.0)2,117 (62.8)1,240 (64.4)<.001
 No541 (32.3)1,489 (38.1)1,254 (37.2)687 (35.7)
Scope, I-SOP score, mean (SD)b14.1 (3.4)14.8 (3.4)15.0 (3.7)14.5 (3.6)<.001
  • I-SOP = Individual Scope of Practice.

  • a Percentage within groups.

  • b Possible scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater scope.