TABLE 3.
Nurse Staffing Data Public Availability
| Hospitals are required to report to the state | Available online |
Website | Frequency of staffing data reported online | Ease of use for consumers to search for staffing data | Hospitals post staffing numbers for each unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | Yes | Yes | http://www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov | Monthly | Easy | No |
| MA | No | Yes | http://patientcarelink.org | Yearly | Easy | No |
| MN | No | Yes | http://www.mnhospitalquality.org/#/consumer/ | Yearly | Difficult | No |
| NJ | Yes | Yes | https://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/nursestaffing/quarterly.aspx | Quarterly | Easy | Yes |
| NY | No | No | None | NA | NA | No |
| RI | Yes | Yes | http://patientcarelink.org | Yearly | Easy | Yes |
| VT | Yes | Yes | http://www.healthvermont.gov/health-statistics-vital-records/health-care-systems-reporting/hospital-report-cards | Yearly | Difficult | Yes |
| WA | No | Yes | https://www.doh.wa.gov/DataandStatisticalReports/HealthcareinWashington/HospitalandPatientDataHospitalPolicies | Yearly | Easy | Yes |
Note. IL = Illinois; MA = Massachusetts; MN = Minnesota; NJ = New Jersey; NY = NewYork; RI = Rhode Island; VT