Hey,
My hospital has an average census of 110-120 a day. We started a PICC team over 2years ago, but our picc staff all have full time jobs and do picc's part time. It is a great month if we do 50 picc lines. What should be a good average for a facility this size?
 Thanks,
        Thadd
Hi, Thadd - We are about the same size as you are and we average around 50 PICCs a month. We do have a Level 2 verified Trauma center and an open-heart surgery program so our size can be a little deceiving. Our PICC nurses are also Resource Nurses and are on 24/7/365. One of their roles is placing PICCs. but they do other things as well.
Hope this helps - feel free to email me if you need any more information.
Wendy
Wendy Erickson RN
Eau Claire WI
Thats a typical census at a hospital I work... we did 728 piccs last year, thats about 60/month... but we do a "lot" of ultrasound assisted IV's for short term stays that offset that number.... otherwise it would be much higher.
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