Here are 20 statistics on surgery center staff hours per case based on the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. Average staff hours per case at all ASCs:
Nurse — 6.0 hours
Tech — 2.4 hours
Administrative — 4.0 hours
Administrator — 0.5 hours
Total hours per case: 12.8
One to two ORs:
Nurse — 5.2 hours
Tech — 1.9 hours
Administrative — 3.8 hours
Administrator — 0.6 hours
Total hours per case: 10.9
Three to four ORs:
Nurse — 6.3 hours
Tech — 2.4 hours
Administrative — 4.1 hours
Administrator — 0.5 hours
Total hours per case: 13.3
More than four ORs:
Nurse — 6.1 hours
Tech — 2.8 hours
Administrative — 4.1 hours
Administrator — 0.4 hours
Total hours per case: 13.3
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