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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Data on NIH Clinical Center." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25483.

D

Data on NIH Clinical Center

TABLE D.1 Inpatient Census and Length of Stay and Nurse Staffing in the Clinical Center

Available Beds FY2016 ADC FY2016 Nurse Staffing FY2016 ALOS FY2017 ADC FY2017 Nurse Staffing FY2017 ALOS FY2018 Projected ADCa FY2018 Nurse Staffing FY2018 ALOS
1NW: Pediatrics 18 10.2 28.0 7.7 9.3 32.1 8.1 9.0 38.5 7.9
1SE: Alcohol/Behav. Health 10 7.7 13.1 19.4 7.8 15.2 18.6 6.5 14.1 25.3
1SW: Ped. Behav. Health 4 2.3 11.6 48.8 1.7 11.4 42.7 3.1 11.4 53.7
3NE: Hem.-Onc. Transplant 24 22.0 54.4 16.8 17.5 70.6 16.9 15.7 57.2 14.5
3NW: Adult Oncology 26 18.5 53.1 6.4 18.1 48.5 6.5 19.4 52.0 7.0
3SEN: Adult Oncology 10 4.7 16.0 7.8 4.4 17.4 7.5 5.3 19.9 8.6
3SW: ICU 14 6.0 34.7 36.0 5.4 34.7 40.5 5.5 34.7 27.6
5NES: Special Clinical Studies 3 1.3 10.0 7.3 0.7 10.0 5.4 0.9 10.0 6.2
5NW: General Medicine 27 12.9 26.4 4.1 10.5 25.8 4.2 11.0 22.9 4.4
5SE: Medicine—Telemetry 26 17.2 40.0 7.9 14.9 40.7 8.1 15.0 35.6 7.3
5SWN: Metabolic 5 3.9 10.0 5.5 2.2 10.0 4.6 3.2 10.0 4.1
7SE: Adult Behav. Health 20 11.9 27.7 58.6 10.8 26.4 69.7 12.8 27.9 98.1
7SWN: Neurology/Sleep Lab 12 8.2 15.5 7.3 8.0 21.1 6.6 6.7 22.8 8.1
7SWS: Metabolic 1 0.1 5.0 0.0 0.2 5.0 4.7 0.4 5.9 3.0
TOTAL 200 126.7 345.5 8.7 111.5 368.9 8.8 114.4 362.9 8.7

a FY 2018 projected based on data from October 1 through April 23.

^Staffing is based on census and acuity.

NOTE: ADC, average daily census; ALOS, average length of stay; FY, fiscal year.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Data on NIH Clinical Center." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25483.

TABLE D.2 Outpatient Activity and Nurse Staffing

Census Location FY 2016 Visits FY 2016 Nursing Staff FY 2017 Visits FY 2017 Nursing Staff FY 2018 Projected Visitsa FY 2018 Nursing Staff
1NWDH: Pediatrics 2,514 4.4 2,253 6.4 1,981 7.7
3SEDH: Oncology 10,136 21.7 9,444 22.7 10,125 26.7
5SWDH: Oncology 6,281 14.8 5,173 13.8 6,303 16.4
Day Hospital Subtotal 18,931 40.9 16,870 42.9 18,409 50.8
1HALC: Alcohol 1,678 2.0 1,222 3.0 1,639 2.5
1HPED: Pediatrics 6,482 7.6 5,743 8.1 5,477 12.0
OP1SW: Peds Behav. Health 0 n/a 0 n/a 79 c
OP03: Oncology and Oral Surgery 6,710 7.0 6,082 7.0 5,564 8.6
OP04: Behavioral Health 3,172 9.3 3,933 9.3 3,990 11.1
OP05: ENT, Neurology 5,870 6.0 4,817 6.0 5,219 8.0
OP05SWN: Metabolic 513 483 803 d
OP05VC: Vaccine Evaluation 1,362 1.0 2,724 2,848 e
OP06: Virtual Testing 220 148 88 f
OP07: Cardiology and Hem./Onc. 5,688 5.5 5,279 5.5 4,384 6.7
OP07SWS: Metabolic 582 739 909 g
OP08: Infectious Diseases 5,208 11.8 4,959 10.8 5,255 16.0
OP09: Med./Surg. Specialties 9,010 9.3 8,480 7.6 8,458 11.0
OP10: Ophthalmology 6,149 7.0 5,731 6.0 5,541 8.0
OP11: Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Genetic Eye Disease 4,858 11.3 4,208 11.3 3,566 13.5
OP12: Medical Oncology 10,126 9.0 9,149 9.5 10,685 11.6
OP13: Derm. and Med. Onc. 4,065 3.0 4,061 3.6 3,616 4.0
OPDEN: Dental 3,645 1.0 3,512 2.0 2,773 3.0
OPRAD: Radiology 5,879 3.0 4,189 2.6 4,656 2.6
Clinic Subtotal 81,217 93.8 75,459 92.3 75,550 118.6
TOTAL 100,148 135 92,329 135 93,959 169

a FY 2018 projected based on data from October 1 through April 23.

b Staffing is based on patient activity, acuity, and a move toward a primary care model.

c OP1SW: Peds Behav. Health staffing numbers included in inpatient staffing.

d OP05SWN: Metabolic staffing included in 5SWN inpatient staffing numbers, as patients are seen on this unit.

e OP05VC: One patient care tech was provided by the CC in FY 2016; except for that one instance, all Vaccine Evaluation staffing is provided by NIAID.

f OP06: Virtual Testing staffing is provided by the institutes.

g OP07SWS: Metabolic staffing included in 7SWS inpatient staffing numbers, as patients are seen on this unit.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Data on NIH Clinical Center." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25483.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Data on NIH Clinical Center." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25483.
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