Patients, Shifts and Dollars

Patient Encounters Per Day, Shifts Per Month, Dollars Per Year

The typical daytime (and rotating) hospitalist encounters 17 patients per shift, and has nearly four admissions and four discharges. Roughly three-fourths are existing patient encounters while the remaining one-in-four are new patients.

ARCHIVED QUESTIONS
Q:How many shifts do adult hospitalists work in an average month?
A:15. Average shifts per month for all respondents actually have dipped since 2009, when the average was 16.28.

Q:How much did adult hospitalist income rise from 2010 to 2011?
A:6%. Average income for adult hospitalist rose last year from $214,700 to $227,300