Take the Burden of Scheduling Off Head Nurses
Purpose-built for Taiwan's healthcare environment with built-in labor law compliance, weekly rest-day checks, and preference-weighted leave management. Transparent scheduling logic so every decision is accountable.
A Head Nurse's Scheduling Reality
30+ hours a month on scheduling?
Endless adjustments, manual cross-checks, and conflict resolution — scheduling eats up a massive amount of administrative time.
Leave disputes and staff complaints?
Without a transparent allocation system, leave requests become a source of tension — and head nurses are caught in the middle.
Tighter regulations, higher stakes?
Labor laws, weekly rest-day mandates, and nursing accreditation requirements keep growing — manual scheduling can't keep up.
Measurable Improvements After Adoption
Actual results from a teaching hospital (677 beds, 8 units, 156 nurses)
Scheduling Time Reduced
Scheduling Errors Reduced
Nurse Satisfaction
Regular Usage Rate
Built for Nursing Environments
Three modules covering the entire scheduling workflow from nurses to the nursing department.
Automated Scheduling — One-Click Compliant Schedules
Rule-based engine generates schedules based on your conditions, supporting hybrid auto/manual scheduling. Every decision is traceable to specific rules.
- Automatically prevents illegal shift combinations (night→day, etc.)
- Daily staffing summary for real-time workforce management
- Version control — save drafts, load, and submit in one flow
- Export to Excel and one-click print
Fair and Transparent Leave System
The system automatically calculates leave priority weight for each staff member, reducing disputes.
- Calendar overview — see daily leave status at a glance
- Auto-calculated weights with transparent history
- Daily cap control and automatic deadline enforcement
- Separate settings for weekdays, regular days off, and public holidays
View Schedules Anytime, Anywhere
Nurses can view their schedules, submit leave requests, and receive notifications from their phones.
- Calendar display with color-coded shifts
- Tap a date to see details and coworkers on duty
- One-click leave request with instant approval notification
- Instant push for hospital and unit announcements
My Schedule
March 2026
Data-Driven Management Decisions
Head nurses can see the full picture upon login: staffing, leave status, scheduling progress, and deadlines — all in one view.
- Real-time overview of unit headcount and leave statistics
- Scheduling deadline countdown reminder
- Separated display for hospital and unit announcements
- Recent activity log
Hear What Head Nurses Say
Real feedback from frontline users
Built Specifically for Taiwan's Nursing Environment
Not a translated foreign product, but a solution born from Taiwan's nursing practice.
Taiwan Regulation-Aware
Built-in Labor Standards Act, one fixed day/one flexible day off, nursing accreditation standards, and NHI rules with automatic compliance checks.
Explainable & Traceable
Every scheduling decision has clear rule-based justification. Head nurses understand why — no black-box AI.
Rapid Deployment
Go live within weeks, no six-month rollout. API auto-syncs with the hospital HR system.
Close to Real-World Needs
Co-developed with real head nurses. Every feature comes from actual use cases, not engineering assumptions.
Feature by Feature, the Difference Is Clear
The real value of a scheduling system lies in the details. We lay every capability out so you can inspect them one by one.
| Feature | ShiftCare | Other Scheduling Software | Manual Excel Scheduling |
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| Scheduling Speed |
Full monthly schedule in ~25 seconds on average — even faster for smaller units
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Tens of seconds to several minutes
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Typically 2–4 days of back-and-forth adjustments
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| Taiwan Labor Rules / Flexible Working Hours |
Fully built in — 2-week, 4-week, and 8-week flexible working hour schemes configurable
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Most offer only basic working-hour settings
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Manual cell-by-cell checking — the most error-prone part
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| Cross-Month Continuity Check |
Shift gaps and consecutive workdays checked automatically across month boundaries
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Only some products support this
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The most common blind spot in manual scheduling
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| Leave Pre-Booking |
Leave calendar, daily caps, and deadlines managed automatically
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Supported by most products
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Verbal requests and paper records
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| Fair Leave Weighting |
Weights calculated automatically with a fully transparent history
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Rarely built in
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Allocated from memory — a common source of conflict
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| Shift Rhythm Control |
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Usually covers only some of these rules
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Nearly impossible to manage all of this by hand
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| Leave Fairness |
Days off automatically balanced across staff
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| Mixed Working-Hour Scheduling |
Supports complex cases such as 2-shift and 3-shift cross scheduling
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Supported by only a few products
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Possible but extremely time-consuming
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| Custom Staffing Per Time Slot |
Headcount and leader allocation configurable per time slot
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Supported by only a few products
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| Optimal-Solution Guarantee |
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Mostly heuristics — hard to tell why no solution exists
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| Flexible Adjustments |
Manual fine-tuning plus recomputation in seconds — change only the key cells
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Primarily manual adjustments
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One change ripples through everything
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| Mobile Schedule |
Check shifts, request leave, and receive announcements on your phone
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Supported by some products
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Photos of the printed roster shared over LINE
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| Localization & Onboarding |
Taiwan-based team, Traditional Chinese UI, live within weeks
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Foreign products mean long rollouts and time-zone gaps in support
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No rollout needed — but every burden stays on the head nurse
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Note: Comparison is compiled from publicly available information and common market features; actual capabilities vary by product and plan.
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