Lowell General Hospital - MS 3

186 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
MS 3
Adult Med / Surg Combined - Oncology Med / Surg
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 28.9

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN / LPN 7am-3pm 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN / LPN 3pm-11pm 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN / LPN 11pm-7am 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
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)
6.83
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 7.44
    % Difference 8.93
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x x x
Staff Educator x x  
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse x    
Patient Transport Team x x  
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team x x x
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist x x  
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x x  
Spiritual Services x    
Hospitalist / NP / PA      
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x x  
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
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:
Care for Oncology patients
Phlebotomy draws from ports/lines
Peritoneal dyalysis
Nursing Director 24 hour per day accountability
Transfers from intermediate care unit
The Clinical Manager provides 50% or more of their time in
direct care and is included as a direct caregiver.
LPN coverage - Days-four shifts per week; Evenings-three
shifts per week; Nights-seven shifts per week. All LPN
shifts are eight hours.
 

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