Peninsula Health is required to report the following information under the terms of the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015.
Peninsula Health Maternity Service has nine birth suites and five assessment rooms available to be occupied.
- During the period 1/9/2023 – 29/2/2024 we had 1244 birth rooms occupied which equates to approximately 7 per day and 1998 presentation to our assessment rooms which is approximately 11 per day.
- During the period of 1/3/2024/to 31/8/2024 we had 1280 birth rooms occupied which equates to approximately 7 per day and 2180 presentations to our assessment rooms which is approximately 12 per day
Site | Name of Mixed Ward | Name of Mixed Ward | The different ratios that apply to each portion of the mixed ward (i.e 1:3/1:4) | The expected number of occupied beds in each portion during the following six months |
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Frankston Hospital | 5FS | OncologyAcute Care of Elderly (ACE) | 1:4 (AM/PM) plus in charge 1:8 (ND) plus in charge | 1:4 (AM/PM) / 1:8 (ND) = 10 beds 1:4 (AM/PM) / 1:8 (ND) = 18 beds |
Last updated: 22/10/23