title: Staffing changes save ED more than $200K a year.
abstract: The ED at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, CA, estimates it has saved more than $200,000 a year simply by adjusting the way its staff is allocated. In addition, its rate of left without treatment was in the teens and is now 2%. Here are a few of their winning strategies: "Atypical" shifts were created to match the change in patient load at different times of the day and night. Every nurse was rated according to skill level, so that each shift now has the same balance of skill on its team. A computer portal was created to allow nurses to learn of shift openings.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload