Table 1 Categories of acute hospital beds in Japan
Charges for admission | Patient–nurse ratio | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|
ICUs | ICU management fee 1 | 2:1 | Full-time staff (two or more experienced certified intensivists, certified nurses, and clinical engineers) |
ICU management fee 2 | 2:1 | Full-time staff (two or more experienced certified intensivists, certified nurses, and clinical engineers) | |
Emergency and critical care unit management fee 2 | 2:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) | |
Emergency and critical care unit management fee 4 | 2:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) | |
ICU management fee 3 | 2:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) | |
ICU management fee 4 | 2:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) | |
HDUs | Emergency and critical care unit management fee 1 | 4:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) |
Emergency and critical care unit management fee 3 | 4:1 | Full-time physician (not necessary intensivists) | |
High care unit management fee 1 | 4:1 | No need for full-time physician | |
High care unit management fee 2 | 5:1 | No need for full-time physician | |
General wards | 7:1 | No need for full-time physician |