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Hospital Report Card Act
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is responsible for
making certain the adopted rules of the Hospital Report Card Act* are
followed. The Act was passed by the Illinois Legislature in 2006 and
became effective in March, 2007. Basically, the Act requires hospitals
to provide to patients and anyone inquiring the number of nursing staff
assigned to a patient unit during a work shift.
Nurse staffing includes the number of registered professional nurses,
licensed practical nurses and other nursing personnel assigned to each
patient unit each day.
To receive this information while you are or your loved one is
hospitalized; contact the health unit coordinator (HUC) on the specific
nursing unit. Your request will be answered by a nursing supervisor or
manager within two hours of your request during normal business hours on
weekdays and within 4 hours on weekends in compliance with the adopted
rules published by IDPH.
Additionally, any requests about our nurse staffing unrelated to an
individual person’s pending or current inpatient hospital stay can be
made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday either in writing or
by contacting our chief nursing officer noted below. Again, in
compliance with the adopted rules published by IDPH, we will comply with
a written request within seven business days after its receipt.
You may also call Vic Bycroft, Chief Nursing Officer at 1-309-734-3141,
Ext. 547, or put your request in writing to: Vic Bycroft, Chief Nursing
Officer, OSF Holy Family Medical Center, 1000 W. Harlem Ave., Monmouth,
IL 61462.
*Illinois Department of Public Health
Notice of Adopted Rules – Title 77: Public Health, Chapter 1:
Department of Public Health Subchapter b: Hospitals and Ambulatory Care
Facilities – Part 255: Hospital
Report Card Act; pp. 5847 – 5863.
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