Rehab Staffing in Large NICUs, ListServ Summary, Sept 2024
Rehab administrators answer questions regarding NICU Rehab Staffing. IPRC archives information collected by the Pediatric Rehab Administrator’s ListServ as a public service to the entire Pediatric Rehabilitation Community. All information is posted in summary format and has been de-identified. Search through past queries for responses to rehabilitation related questions.
Original Question(s):
For those of you with Level III or IV NICUs that have over 70 beds, could you please provide some information regarding rehab staffing.
- How many PT/OT/SLPs do you have dedicated to the NICU?
- Do you do any triaging between PT/OT to help cover such a large unit, or do all babies get both services?
- Do you divide the unit into smaller units with specific therapists/ therapy teams assigned to each smaller unit to help with consistency of care?
- Any other staffing insights or solutions you’d like to share.
Summary of Responses (De-identified)
