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Nurse to Patient Ratios

Great Nurse to Patient Ratios

GORH provides care in a ‘Mixed Ward’ at both our Lorne and Apollo Bay campus.

That is, we provide care for patients with acute conditions requiring short hospital stays and for people requiring respite and permanent aged care.

HOW IT WORKS

In compliance with the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Act 2019, we roster nurses according to the following ratios:

Apollo Bay campus

Morning Shift (7.00 am – 3.30 pm)  1 nurse: 6 patients

Afternoon Shift (1.00 pm – 9.30 pm) 1 nurse: 7 patients

Night Shift (9.15 pm – 7.15 am)  1 nurse: 11 patients

Mixed Ward Ratios

Name of the mixed ward

Apollo Bay

The total number of beds

21

Ratios that apply:

 

Level 4 Acute Ward

Aged Care

Morning 1 nurse to 6 patients

Morning 1 nurse to 7 residents

Afternoon 1 Nurse to 6 patients

Afternoon 1 nurse to 8 residents

Night 1 nurse to 10 patients

Night 1 nurse to 15 residents

Expected Occupancy

Acute =1 Aged Care =14

Unique ratio:

 

Morning

1 nurse to 6.8

Afternoon

1 nurse to 7.8

Night

1 nurse to 13.8

Lorne campus

Morning Shift (7.30 am – 4pm)  1 nurse: 6 patients

Afternoon Shift (2.30 pm – 11 pm) 1 nurse: 7 patients

Night Shift (9.45 pm – 7.45 am)  1 nurse: 11 patients

This staffing includes cover for each of the clinical specialties listed above as required to comply with Level 4 hospital staff ratios.

Based on analysis of occupancy for the year 2022, the expected occupancy of the Mixed Wards is less than 50% for each site.

Mixed Ward Ratios

Name of the mixed ward

Lorne

The total number of beds

24

Ratios that apply:

 

Level 4 Acute Ward

Aged Care

Morning 1 nurse to 6 patients

Morning 1 nurse to 7 residents

Afternoon 1 Nurse to 6 patients

Afternoon 1 nurse to 8 residents

Night 1 nurse to 10 patients

Night 1 nurse to 15 residents

Expected Occupancy

Acute     1       Aged Care 13

Unique ratio

 

Morning

1 nurse to 6.8

Afternoon

1 nurse to 7.8

Night

1 nurse to 13.8

This information was updated on August 2023