Barwon Health provides the following to meet our reporting obligations under the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015.
Reporting period
For the period 1 September 2024 – 28 February 2025
Birthing suites
Occupied birth suites – 7
Nomination of mixed wards
University Hospital Geelong
Baxter 6
Occupied beds = 28
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Haematology | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:5 |
Oncology | 1:4 | 1:4 | 1:8 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** |
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Haematology | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Oncology | 14 |
ANU
Occupied beds = 18
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Acute Stroke | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 |
Non-acute Stroke/Neurology | 1:4 | 1:4 | 1:8 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** |
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Acute Stroke | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Non-acute Stroke/Neurology | 15 |
McKellar Rehabilitation Centre
North Wing
Occupied beds = 27
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Palliative Care | 1:4 | 1:4 | 1:6 |
Stroke/Neuro Rehab | 1:4 | 1:5 | 1:10 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** |
AM | PM | ND | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Palliative Care | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Stroke/Neuro Rehab | 15 |
*calculated by dividing the average occupancy per day to the prescribed ratio for each specialty then rounding up as stipulated in the act.
**calculated based on the average occupancy per specialty per day.
Page last updated: October 31, 2024