Cambridge Health Alliance - Somerville Hospital - Geriatric Specialty Unit

92 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
Geriatric Specialty Unit
Adult Behavioral Health - Geriatrics
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 9.6

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
9.14
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 9.40
    % Difference 2.84

Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator x    
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support x    
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x    
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern/Resident      
The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals.
Individual hospitals added the types of caregivers shown in these boxes.
Additional Unit Information:
RNs in Geriatrics manage IV therapy (starting & maintining
lines)
Education provided by centralized department, and are not
unit-based
Rapid response team in development
Clinical pharmacist available for consultation 24 hours per
day.
Spiritual services on call 24 hours per day.
 

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