Critical Care Services
ICU Nurse-to-Patient Ratio
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) requires all Massachusetts hospitals with an intensive care unit (ICU) to report their quarterly ICU registered nurse-to-patient ratios.
Lowell General Hospital's ICU ratios are as follows:
4th Quarter (10/1/2018-12/31/2018)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 8.304 | 4.792 | 1:1.7329 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4.247 | 2.500 | 1:1.698 |
3rd Quarter (7/1/2018-9/30/2018)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 8.174 | 4.833 | 1:1.691 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4.615 | 2.529 | 1:1.825 |
2nd Quarter (4/1/2018-6/30/2018)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 9.154 | 5.417 | 1:1.690 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4.380 | 2.500 | 1:1.752 |
1st Quarter (1/1/2018-3/31/2018)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 9.667 | 5.542 | 1:1.744 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4.433 | 2.375 | 1:1.866 |
4th Quarter (10/1/2017-12/31/2017)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 9.500 | 5.583 | 1:1.702 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 3.804 | 2.250 | 1:1.691 |
3rd Quarter (7/1/2017-9/30/2017)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 8.848 | 5.250 | 1:1.685 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 3.304 | 2.125 | 1:1.555 |
2nd Quarter (4/1/2017-6/30/2017)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 9 | 5 | 1:1.744 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4 | 2 | 1:1.672 |
1st Quarter (1/1/2017-3/31/2017)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 10.089 | 5.500 | 1:1.834 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4.722 | 2.542 | 1:1.858 |
4th Quarter (10/1/2016-12/31/2016)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 10 | 5 | 1:1.8 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 5 | 3 | 1:1.8 |
3rd Quarter (7/1/2016-9/30/2016)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 9 | 5 | 1:1.8 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 5 | 2 | 1:1.8 |
2nd Quarter (4/1/2016-6/30/2016)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 10 | 5 | 1:1.8 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 4 | 3 | 1:1.7 |
1st Quarter (1/1/2016-3/31/2016)
Name of ICU | Type of ICU | Average Daily Patient Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse Census | Average Daily Staff Nurse-to-Patient Ratio |
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Main Campus ICU | mixed | 10 | 6 | 1:1.6 |
Saints Campus ICU | mixed | 5 | 3 | 1:1.5 |