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[NurseEnvision]

Random Question: What is the reason why most hospitals have their surgical unit on the 2nd floor, Labor and Delivery on the 3rd floor, Medical-Surgical Unit on the 4th floor, Telemetry Unit on the 5th floor and Orthopedic on the 6th floor?

[/username, BSN, RN]

Random Answer: 42.

Seriously though, I don't think there's any set way hospitals have to be set up. I imagine that they would group certain areas close to each other (i.e., the SICU and PACU are probably best if close to the OR). But what floors the units have to be on is inconsequential.

I would also imagine that hospitals managed under the same healthcare organization might have similar layouts in their facilities.

I worked at a level one trauma center that had the SICU on a different floor in a completely different building from the OR.

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

Ours isn't set up that way but ortho is on the 6th floor LOL

[Amy01]

All i can tell your mind is playing tricks or it might be a coincidence.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

I don't work in a hospital but my Mom did for 25 years. From what I remember ortho is on 7, telemetry on 8 and neuro and peds on 6. I especially remember that because there was quite some controversy when the hospital decided to float staff between neuro and peds, some nurses quit over that. No clue where NICU is, but they need to have easy access to the helipad because that is the unit all flight nurses work on.

[WKShadowNP, DNP, APRN]

Oh noes! My hospital only has three floors and my former one only 4.