Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015 sets the minimum staff to patient ratios so that everyone can get safe, quality care no matter where they go. Below is the nurse to patient and midwife to patient ratios at Northeast Health Wangaratta.
Critical Care Unit
Total number of occupied beds: 8
Nurse to patient ratios
| ICU | HDU | Coronary Care | |
| Morning Shift | 1 nurse to 1 patient 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 2 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 2 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Afternoon Shift | 1 nurse to 1 patient 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 2 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 2 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Night Shift | 1 nurse to 1 patient | 1 nurse to 2 patients | 1 nurse to 3 patients |
| Expected number of occupied beds | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Illoura Residential Aged Care Wing 1 and 2
Total number of occupied beds: 41
Nurse to patient ratios
| RACF | TCP | |
| Morning Shift | 1 nurse to 7 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 5 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Afternoon Shift | 1 nurse to 8 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 5 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Night Shift | 1 nurse to 15 patients | 1 nurse to 10 patients |
| Expected number of occupied beds | 35 | 6 |
Maternity Ward
Total number of occupied beds: 16
Nurse to patient ratios
| Birth Suite | Post Natal | Special Care Nursery | |
| Morning Shift | 1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Afternoon Shift | 1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Night Shift | 1 nurse to 4 patients | 1 nurse to 6 patients | 1 nurse to 4 patients |
| Expected number of occupied beds | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Thomas Hogan Rehabilitation Centre
Total number of occupied beds: 29
Nurse to patient ratios
| Subacute | Acute | |
| Morning Shift | 1 nurse to 5 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 4 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Afternoon Shift | 1 nurse to 5 patients 1 nurse in charge |
1 nurse to 5 patients 1 nurse in charge |
| Night Shift | 1 nurse to 10 patients | 1 nurse to 8 patients |
| Expected number of occupied beds | 23 | 6 |
Find out more about the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015