Table 3.
Total Patient Turnover Events by Time of Day and Unit, 2009
| Surgical |
Medical |
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| Time of Day | Admissions | Discharges | Total | Admissions | Discharges | Total | ||||||
| Night to Day Shift Change 5:30 AM-9:00 AM |
42 | 2% | 21 | 1% | 63 | 2% | 76 | 5% | 13 | 1% | 89 | 2% |
| Main Day Medication Rounds 9:00 AM-11:00 AM |
152 | 8% | 420 | 22% | 572 | 15% | 68 | 4% | 220 | 12% | 288 | 8% |
| Midshift Days 11:00 AM-5:30 PM |
1111 | 59% | 1371 | 70% | 2482 | 65% | 626 | 38% | 1363 | 72% | 1989 | 56% |
| Day to Night Shift Change 5:30 PM-9:00 PM |
362 | 19% | 125 | 6% | 487 | 13% | 406 | 25% | 272 | 14% | 678 | 19% |
| Main Night Medication Rounds 9:00 PM-11:00 PM |
91 | 5% | 10 | 1% | 101 | 3% | 150 | 9% | 20 | 1% | 170 | 5% |
| Midshift Nights 11:00 PM-5:30 AM |
135 | 7% | 1 | 0% | 136 | 4% | 331 | 20% | 17 | 1% | 348 | 10% |
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| 1893 | 1948 | 3841 | 1657 | 1905 | 3562 | |||||||
Note. Admissions include transfers-in and discharges include transfers-out.