Nursing by the Numbers: 2024

Nursing by the Numbers: 2024 

A snapshot of nursing services at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh and Memorial Hospital in Belleville.

Overview 

  • Employees: 2,109
  • Nurses: 767
  • New graduate nurse hires: 40
  • RN retirements: 8
  • Beds: 319
  • Hospital admissions: Belleville: 9,965; Shiloh: 5,683
  • Surgeries (cases) performed: Belleville: 5,727; Shiloh: 3,651
  • Emergency Department visits: Belleville: 39,523; Shiloh: 29,517
  • OB Emergency Department visits: 1,935 

Education 

Percent of RN staff by highest level of nursing education.

  • Associate’s degree: 27.12%
  • Diploma in Nursing: 4.17%
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 58.80%
  • Master of Science in Nursing: 8.34%
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice: 1.30%
  • PhD: 0.26%
  • Number of nurses returning to school for a higher degree: 75 

Certification 

  • Certification of eligible nurses in all roles: 35.80%
  • Certified nurses: 231
  • Newly certified nurses (in 2024): 25
  • Certification specialties: 43

Awards and recognition 

  • Magnet® designations: 4
  • Daisy Award recipients: 12