Intensive Care Unit Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
In compliance with Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations, Shriners Children's Boston reports intensive care unit (ICU) nurse to patient ratios on a quarterly basis. The information from each quarterly report is required to remain on our website for three years. If you have any questions about this data, please call 617-722-3000.
Name of ICU: Acute Care Unit
Type of ICU: Burn
|
Reporting Period
|
Average Daily
Patient Census |
Average Daily
Staff Nurse Census |
Average Daily
Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.-March 2016 | 3 | 3 | 1:1 |
| April-June 2016 | 4 | 4 | 1:1 |
| July-Sept. 2016 | 5 | 4 | 1:1.2 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2016 | 3 | 4 | 1:1 |
| Jan.-March 2017 | 2.544 | 3.229 | 1:0.788 |
| April-June 2017 | 3.32 | 3.91 | 1:0.84 |
| July-Sept. 2017 | 4.04 | 4.54 | 1:0.89 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2017 | >3.96 | 4.35 | 1:0.91 |
| Jan.-March 2018 | 3.22 | 3.98 | 1:0.81 |
| April-June 2018 | 2.544 | 3.23 | 1:0.788 |
| July-Sept. 2018 | 3.10 | 4.42 | 1:0.70 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2018 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.8 |
| Jan.-March 2019 | 6 | 5 | 1:1.2 |
| April-June 2019 | 7 | 5 | 1:1.3 |
| July-Sept. 2019 | 6 | 5 | 1:1.3 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2019 | 5 | 5 | 1:1.1 |
| Jan.-March 2020 | 4 | 4 | 1:0.9 |
| April-June 2020 | 2 | 4 | 1:0.5 |
| July-Sept. 2020 | 6 | 5 | 1:1.3 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2020 | 3 | 4 | 1:0.7 |
| Jan.-March 2021 | 3 | 5 | 1:0.7 |
| April-June 2021 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.9 |
| July-Sept. 2021 | 3 | 4 | 1:0.7 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2021 | 3 | 4 | 1:0.8 |
| Jan.-March 2022 | 3 | 4 | 1:0.7 |
| April-June 2022 | 3 | 5 | 1:0.7 |
| July-Sept. 2022 | 3 | 5 | 1:0.7 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2022 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.8 |
| Jan.-March 2023 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.8 |
| Apr.-June 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1:0.9 |
| July-Sept. 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1:0.9 |
| Oct.-Dec. 2023 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.8 |
| Jan.-March 2024 | 4 | 5 | 1:0.9 |
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