Just curious about how other institutions handle sick time. The hospital I work at has just instituted a new policy regarding sick time. The acceptible maximum amount of sick calls,for full time staff, is a total of 8 shifts which may be broken up into a total of 4 incidents. If you have less sick time you will be given a letter of comendation at the end of the year. If your sick time is excess of the acceptable average, a meeting with the nurse manager and employee health will ensue, to discuss ways to decrease sick time. If you have no sick days in a year the reward is a special tea and a pin. Big Whoop! I have heard other hospitals have monetary rewards, extra vacation or draws for no sick time.