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The Interdisciplinary Mix
Table 11 shows the distribution
of paid full-time equivalent
employees (FTEs) working in
hospice during each of the last
six years. Of note:
• Staff time continues to
center on direct care and
bereavement support, with
70.6 percent of home hospice
FTEs designated for that
purpose in 2011.
• The role of volunteer
coordinator is now
represented in the Facts and
Figures report—and in 2011
reflected 6.3 percent of paid
FTEs.
Table 11: Distribution
of Paid FTEs
Clinical (direct patient care)
- Nursing
- Nurse Practitioner
- Home Health Aides
- Social Services
- Physicians (excludes
volunteers)
- Chaplains
- Other Clinical
Nursing (indirect clinical)
Non-clinical
(administrative/general)
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
71.9%
30.7%
–
23.9%
8.5%
71.6%
33.8%
–
19.8%
8.2%
72.0%
34.8%
–
18.6%
9.1%
65.5%
30.7%
–
18.1%
9.0%
66.9%
30.1%
.4%
19.4%
8.5%
66.3%
30.2%
.6%
18.8%
8.6%
2.6%
3.4%
3.4%
2.2%
2.7%
2.9%
–
6.9%
–
4.2%
4.8%
–
4.1%
3.8%
–
3.9%
2.1%
8.1%
4.3%
2.0%
7.5%
4.3%
1.9%
7.2%
23.5%
23.7%
23.4%
22.4%
21.9%
21.3%
4.6%
–
4.7%
–
4.6%
–
4.2%
–
3.8%
–
4.3%
6.3%
Volunteer Service
Facts and Figures also reports
on volunteer service. In
2011, NHPCO estimates that
450,000 volunteers provided
21 million hours of service to
hospice. While significant, this
represents a downward trend
when compared to the estimated
550,000 volunteers in 2008;
468,000 in 2009; and 458,000 in
2010. Next year’s numbers should
provide a better understanding
of whether the decline warrants
concern.
Download the complete
2012 edition of Facts
and Figures
from the NHPCO
website.
http://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/Statistics_Research/2012_Facts_Figures.pdfhttp://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/Statistics_Research/2012_Facts_Figures.pdfhttp://www.nhpco.org/sites/default/files/public/Statistics_Research/2012_Facts_Figures.pdf
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