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Quality Care and Patient Safety

CHA is focused on providing the highest quality care and keeping patients safe. We work every day to improve your care.

 

Quality Recognition

Joint Commission Gold Seal

CHA is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the national standard for healthcare quality.

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Lown Institute Index

CHA received an A+ mark from the Lown Institute for patient outcomes, civic leadership and avoidance of overuse.

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Quality Data

All hospitals and healthcare providers are required to report quality data to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). To see how CHA is performing compared to other local hospitals visit the Hospital Compare website.

ICU Staffing Ratios

All Massachusetts Hospitals are required to post an "ICU staffing report" for review by patients and regulatory agencies. This indicates the average number of patients our ICU nurses care for during a given work day.

ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2023
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census    3.73913   Average Daily Patient Census   5.27174
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   2.85802 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.65006
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio   1: 1.30830 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.44429
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2023
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census    3.80000   Average Daily Patient Census   4.00000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   2.14213 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.32271
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio   1: 1.77394 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.20384
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2023
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census    3.10000   Average Daily Patient Census   4.60000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   2.90957 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.29190
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio   1: 1.06545 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.39737
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jan. - Mar. 2023
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census    3.50000   Average Daily Patient Census   4.80000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.01030 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.51794
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio   1: 1.16267 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.36443
ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2022
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census    3.31522   Average Daily Patient Census   4.88043
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.15965 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census   3.63394
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio   1: 1.04924 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.34301
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2022
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.15217   Average Daily Patient Census  4.26087
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.19882 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.63394
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 0.98542 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.17252
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2022
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.30000   Average Daily Patient Census  5.00000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.84959 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  4.41941
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 0.85723 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.13137
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jan. - Mar. 2022
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   4.20000   Average Daily Patient Census  5.60000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.64736 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  4.19329
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.15152 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.33547
ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2021
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   4.80000   Average Daily Patient Census 5.00000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.57903 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.96911
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.34115 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.25973
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2021
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   4.40000   Average Daily Patient Census 4.50000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.72509 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 4.15229
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.18118 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.08374
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2021
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   4.40000   Average Daily Patient Census 4.30000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  4.25584 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 4.19975
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.03387 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.02387
ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2019
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   2.70000   Average Daily Patient Census 4.80000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.47613 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.51780
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.09041 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.36449
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2019
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   2.90000   Average Daily Patient Census 4.40000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.36730 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.12591
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.22502 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.40759
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2019
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.40000   Average Daily Patient Census 5.60000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.65810 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.26190
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.27911 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.71679
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jan. - Mar. 2019
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   4.00000   Average Daily Patient Census 6.1000
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.78639 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.39931
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.43555 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.79448
ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2018
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   5.26413   Average Daily Patient Census 3.65543
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3.24321 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 2.75050
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.62313 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.32901
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2018
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   2.30435 Average Daily Patient Census 3.63043
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.40104 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.07034
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 0.95973 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.18242
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2018
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   2.75 Average Daily Patient Census 3.76
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.57660 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.25412
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.06623 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.15492
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jan. - Mar. 2018
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.70 Average Daily Patient Census 4.80
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.79620 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.31606
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.32322 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.44750
ICU Staffing Ratios: Oct. - Dec. 2017
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.50 Average Daily Patient Census 5.50
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.71649 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.04293
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.28843 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.80747
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jul. - Sep. 2017
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.10 Average Daily Patient Census 4.90
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.52301 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 2.96821
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.22869 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.65083
ICU Staffing Ratios: Apr. - Jun. 2017
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.20 Average Daily Patient Census 3.80
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.52788 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.04707
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.26588 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.24710
ICU Staffing Ratios: Jan. - March 2017
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.80 Average Daily Patient Census 4.30
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.72352 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.16565
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.39525 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.35833
ICU Staffing Ratios: October - Dec. 2016
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital
Average Daily Patient Census   3.30 Average Daily Patient Census 4.00
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.57450 Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.02015
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.28180 Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.32444
ICU Staffing Ratios: July-September 2016
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital    
Average Daily Patient Census   3.41304   Average Daily Patient Census 4.10870
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.71277   Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 2.96649
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.25814   Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.38508
ICU Staffing Ratios: April - June 2016
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital    
Average Daily Patient Census   3.02198   Average Daily Patient Census 4.56044
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  2.54844   Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3.22070
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.18581   Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.41598
ICU Staffing Ratios: January - March 2016
CHA Cambridge Hospital   CHA Everett Hospital    
Average Daily Patient Census   4   Average Daily Patient Census 5
Average Daily Staff Nurse Census  3   Average Daily Staff Nurse Census 3
Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio  1: 1.4    Average Daily Staff Nurse to Patient Ratio 1: 1.4
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