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Prediction of hospital bed capacity during the COVID− 19 pandemic [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Prediction of the necessary capacity of beds by ward type (e.g. ICU) is essential for planning purposes during epidemics, such as the COVID− 19 pandemic.
Mieke Deschepper   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Optimizing Hospital Bed Capacity and Resource Allocation Using Inflow and Outflow Indices for Effective Healthcare Management [PDF]

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
This study analyzes hospital bed capacity and resource allocation using inflow and outflow indices to identify disparities in bed utilization. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for effective healthcare management, particularly in the allocation ...
Jin-Nam Kim PhD, In-Hwan Oh MD, PhD
doaj   +3 more sources

A forecasting approach for hospital bed capacity planning using machine learning and deep learning with application to public hospitals

open access: yesHealthcare Analytics, 2023
Hospital Bed Capacity (HBC) planning affects economic and social sustainability in healthcare through bed capacity efficiency and medical treatment accessibility.
Younes Mahmoudian   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

EVALUATING THE USE OF HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY IN MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS

open access: yesФармакоэкономика, 2018
Since recently, a number of normative legal acts aimed at increasing the salaries of medical professionals in the Russian Federation have been implemented.
I. A. Zheleznyakova   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Shortage of hospital bed capacity and overcrowding in emergency tertiary healthcare centers in Nigeria. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn Med Surg (Lond), 2022
Shortage of hospital bed capacity and overcrowding remains a significant problem in Nigeria's healthcare system. The problem is even more conspicuous in emergency units in various health institutions.
Soyemi TS, Aborode AT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hospital bed capacity and usage across secondary healthcare providers in England during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objective In this study, we describe the pattern of bed occupancy across England during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Descriptive survey.
Mateen BA   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The health cost of reducing hospital bed capacity

open access: yesSocial Science & Medicine, 2022
In the past two decades, most high-income countries have reduced their hospital bed capacity. This could be a sign of increased efficiency but could also reflect a degradation in quality of care. In this paper, we use repeated cross-sections on mortality and staffed hospital beds per capita in all 21 Swedish regions to estimate the potential death toll
Jonathan Siverskog, Martin Henriksson
openaire   +5 more sources

Adjusting non-pharmaceutical interventions based on hospital bed capacity using a multi-operator differential evolution

open access: yesmedRxiv, 2022
Without vaccines and medicine, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing, have been the main strategy in controlling the spread of COVID-19. Strict social distancing policies may lead to heavy economic losses, while relaxed social
Mendoza VMP, Mendoza R, Lee J, Jung E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prediction of hospital bed capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Abstract Background: Prediction of the necessary capacity of beds by ward type (e.g. ICU) is essential for planning purposes during epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 taskforce within the Ghent University hospital made use of ten-day forecasts on the required number of beds for COVID-19 patients across different wards ...
Deschepper M   +5 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Changes in the Number of Physicians and Hospital Bed Capacity in Europe

open access: yesValue in Health Regional Issues, 2022
Our aim was to examine the numbers of practicing physicians and total numbers of hospital beds in European Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.Data analyzed were derived from the "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Health Statistics 2020" database between 1980 and 2018.
Diána, Elmer   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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