Labor and productivity measures

Staffing the Respiratory Care Department: New Considerations

“…Labor typically represents more than 60% of a respiratory care department's total costs. 1 The justification of resources and equitable work-load distribution require formal productivity reporting systems and established staffing strategies. Considering the month-to-month, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour variability in work demand, and having systems in place that are sensitive to work-load fluctuations provides a data-driven approach to adjusting labor hours scheduled.…”