Appropriate Staffing of ICU 
Scientific evidence suggests that quality of care in hospital ICUs is strongly influenced by whether intensivists are providing care and by the staff organization in the ICU. Mortality rates are significantly lower in hospitals with ICUs managed exclusively by board-certified intensivists. Research has shown that in ICUs where intensivists manage or co-manage all patients there is a 30 percent reduction in hospital mortality and a 40 percent reduction in ICU mortality. The Leapfrog Group measures how close a hospital is to full implementation of ICU staffing by intensivists.
Reporting Period:
As of July 1 2009
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n: Sample size of patient population measured
N: Total patient population measured (not a sample)
Use caution when drawing conclusions for providers/organizations that have a small sample size
(generally considered 25 cases or less).
Disclaimer: Measures reported by WCHQ healthcare
organizations represent a specific aspect of care in relation to an
evidence-based standard, but are not clinical guidelines and do not establish
standards of care.
