Patient Population : |
Adult & Pediatric |
Types of Services Provided: |
Mixed Acuity |
Average Daily Visit Volume: |
42.99
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Total Emergency Visits: |
15691 |
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Speciality Services : |
Certified (AHA) Stroke Center |
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Date of Services: FY 2013 |
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A well-staffed unit is not only defined by the number of caregivers included in the team, but by the carefully chosen members of each team depending upon the needs of each patient and the unit overall. |
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Number of Staff |
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Direct Caregivers |
7am |
8am |
9am |
10am |
11am |
12 |
1pm |
2pm |
3pm |
4pm |
5pm |
6pm |
Total |
RN |
2.00
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2.00
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3.00
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3.00
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4.00
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4.00
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4.00
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4.00
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5.00
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5.00
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5.00
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5.00
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46.00 |
Paramedic |
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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8.00 |
Total Direct Caregiver Staff by Hour of the Day |
2.00
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2.00
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4.00
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4.00
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5.00
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5.00
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5.00
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5.00
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6.00
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6.00
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5.00
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5.00
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54.00 |
Direct
Caregivers |
7pm |
8pm |
9pm |
10pm |
11pm |
12 |
1am |
2am |
3am |
4am |
5am |
6am |
Total |
RN |
5.00
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5.00
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4.00
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4.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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32.00 |
Paramedic |
1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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1.00
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4.00 |
Total Direct Caregiver Staff by Hour of the Day |
6.00
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6.00
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5.00
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5.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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2.00
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36.00 |
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Plan
/ Budgeted Direct WHPPV
(Worked Hours Per Patient Visit) |
2.09 |
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Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Visit |
2.66 |
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% Difference |
27.27% |
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Additional
Care Team Members |
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Skills |
Shift
Coverage |
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Day |
Evening |
Night |
Unit Nurse Management |
X |
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Staff Educator |
X |
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Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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Unit Clerical Support |
X |
X |
X |
1:1 Patient Observer |
X |
X |
X |
Admissions Nurse |
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Patient Transport Team |
X |
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IV Therapy Team / Line Access |
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Respiratory Therapy Support |
X |
X |
X |
Clinical Pharmacist |
X |
X |
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Licensed Social Services / Case Management |
X |
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Rapid Response Team |
X |
X |
X |
Spiritual Services |
X |
X |
X |
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant |
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Security |
X |
X |
X |
Behavioral Health Counselor |
X |
X |
X |
Intern / Resident |
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ED Registration Staff |
X |
X |
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Patient Greeter |
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Financial Counseling |
X |
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Interpreter |
X |
X |
X |
Other |
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The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided
to all hospitals. |
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Additional
Unit Information: |
Fiscal year changed during the current FY formerly 10/1 to 9/30 now 1/1 to 12/31 data provided is from 10/1/11 to 9/30/12 |
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Other Team Members: |
Second type of staff member is actually EMT, not Paramedic
Unit director for ED and EMS
Staff educator shared with all other clinical departments
Patient observers for suicidal patients and patients shown to be violent / security
Clinical pharmacist shared with other departments til 9 pm ; on-call overnight
Case management shared; not specific to ED
Security contracted service
Spiritual services provided by local churches; not employees
Behavioral health services provided by outside agency currently |
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There are many variables to consider in establishing safe, efficiently staffed hospital units. Patient care units differ based upon the types
of patients cared for on a given unit, and the way in which care is organized and delivered there. Education and experience levels of unit
staff, support from nurse educators and nurse managers also factor into unit staffing decisions, as does the unique characteristics and mission of each
hospital. It is also important to look at patient outcomes (including fall rates, pressure ulcer rates, and Hospital Compare measures related
to heart attack care, heart failure care, pneumonia care and surgical care) in the Performance Measures section of PatientCareLink.
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