Because this is a unidimensional scaling method, it is assumed that the concept you want to measure is one-dimensional in nature. You might operationalize the definition as an instruction to the people who are going to create or generate the initial set of candidate items for your scale. Generating the Items.
Additional requirements for Level 1 designation: Level 1 Trauma Centers provide the highest level of trauma care to critically ill or injured patients. Seriously injured patients have an increased survival rate of 25% in comparison to those not treated at a Level 1 center.
Heart Center Receives Three-Star Rating for Cardiac Surgery. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. â The Heart Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has received the highest possible recognition for quality cardiac surgery from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). The STS developed the comprehensive rating system that compares the quality of cardiac surgery among about 900 hospitals across the country. Hospitals that receive the three-star rating are in the estimated top 10 percent.