Hospital Services
Seymour Health (SH) is a leading integrated small rural health service located an hour north or Melbourne via the Hume Freeway. We are a 30-bed public facility which provides public and private acute medical and surgical, renal dialysis and day procedure along with post-acute care, palliative care, district nursing, sub-acute ambulatory services and a broad range of community and home-based services.
Safe Patient Care Act
Under Section 12A of the Safe Patient Care Act, Seymour Health is required to publish mixed ward ratio calculations.
Total number of occupied beds: 12
The different ratios that apply in the Acute services.
| Acute Ward |
|
|---|---|
| Morning Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 6 patients | |
| Afternoon Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 7 patients | |
| Night Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 10 patients |
Acute Ward
Morning Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 6 patients
Afternoon Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 7 patients
Night Shift: 1 Nurse in charge + 1 Nurse to 10 patients
The expected number of occupied beds in Acute ward: 12
Published: 28 August 2019
Updated: 28 February 2020
Updated: 26 February 2021
Updated: 26 August 2021
Updated: 23 February 2022
Updated: 15 August 2022