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Hospital  Report Card Act

Hospital Report Card Act

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is responsible for making certain the adopted rules of the Hospital Report Card Act* are followed. The Act was passed by the Illinois Legislature in 2006 and became effective in March, 2007. Basically, the Act requires hospitals to provide to patients and anyone inquiring the number of nursing staff assigned to a patient unit during a work shift.

Nurse staffing includes the number of registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses and other nursing personnel assigned to each patient unit each day.

If you have questions or concerns during your hospital stay, including nurse staffing ratios, please contact the Department Director or the Nursing Supervisor. If you still have concerns about your experience or have other questions related to nurse staffing ratios after you are discharged, please contact our Patient Hotline at 309-344-3161 ext. 1244. Or you can write to:

OSF St. Mary Medical Center
Att: Patient Concerns
333 N. Seminary Street
Galesburg, IL  61401-1299


*Illinois Department of Public Health Notice of Adopted Rules – Title 77: Public Health, Chapter 1:
Department of Public Health Subchapter b: Hospitals and Ambulatory Care Facilities – Part 255: Hospital
Report Card Act; pp. 5847 – 5863.