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 nursing staff supervisor 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 Nurse Executive 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 primary contact Deb Smith, Chief Nurse
Executive/Patient Services at 1-309-665-5756, or put your
request in writing to: Deb Smith, Patient Services, OSF St. Joseph
Medical Center, 2200 E. Washington St., Bloomington, IL 61701. The
secondary contact is Sandi Scheidenhelm, Director, Professional
Practice, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, 2200 E. Washington St.,
Bloomington, IL 61701, phone 1-309-665-4714.
*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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