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A small protocol at three Texas hospitals: 20 minutes, off the floor, every morning. Turnover dropped 14%.
Three HCA hospitals in the Houston metro have piloted a small but unusual retention protocol over the past nine months: every nurse on every shift gets a guaranteed 20-minute, off-the-floor sit-down breakfast or dinner, paid, with charge nurses accountable for protecting the time.
Nursing turnover at the three pilot sites dropped 14% over the period, against a system average of -1%. HCA says it is now considering wider rollout.
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The bargaining unit says the city's eight-minute target is not survivable on current staffing.
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The system says it will give 14,000 inpatient nurses control over up to 60% of their schedule by Q3.
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