Bed Utilization Studies for Community Planning
- 31 March 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 207 (13) , 2411-2413
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03150260071009
Abstract
Bed utilization studies were used for planning the number of acute care hospital beds needed in Rochester, NY. Local physician observers estimated that 14.3% of patients hospitalized on a given day could receive appropriate care in less costly facilities, while out-of-town physicians would have placed 18.8% of the patients elsewhere. With such a review of randomly selected patients, a direct estimate of the kinds of facilities needed could be made. The decision in Rochester was to build fewer additional acute care beds and more extended care beds.Keywords
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