• Does this do what you basically need?

    IF OBJECT_ID(N'tempdb..#picu') IS NOT NULL

    DROP TABLE #picu;

    CREATE TABLE #picu

    (EpisodeId INT,

    CriticalCareLocalIdentifier VARCHAR(10),

    CriticalCareStartDate VARCHAR(10),

    ActivityDate VARCHAR(10),

    CriticalCareActivityCode1 VARCHAR(2),

    CriticalCareActivityCode2 VARCHAR(2),

    CriticalCareActivityCode3 VARCHAR(2),

    CriticalCareActivityCode4 VARCHAR(2),

    CriticalCareActivityCode5 VARCHAR(2),

    CriticalCareActivityCode6 VARCHAR(2))

    INSERT INTO #picu

    VALUES (6497895, '185719', '2012-05-27', '2012-05-28', '11', '22', '33', '44', '55', '66')

    INSERT INTO #picu

    VALUES (6582674, '215364', '2012-10-30', '2012-11-01', '77', '88', '99', '11', NULL, NULL)

    INSERT INTO #picu

    VALUES (6582674, '215364', '2012-10-30', '2012-11-02', '99', '11', NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)

    SELECT #picu.EpisodeId,

    #picu.CriticalCareLocalIdentifier,

    #picu.CriticalCareStartDate,

    #picu.ActivityDate,

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode1 AS CriticalCareActivityCode,

    '',

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode2 AS CriticalCareActivityCode,

    '',

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode3 AS CriticalCareActivityCode,

    '',

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode4 AS CriticalCareActivityCode,

    '',

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode5 AS CriticalCareActivityCode,

    '',

    #picu.CriticalCareActivityCode6 AS CriticalCareActivityCode

    FROM #picu

    FOR XML PATH('PCC_CareActivityGroup'),

    TYPE;

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