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The Safety of Hospital Beds [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research, 2015
To explore the safety of the standard and the low hospital bed, we report on a microanalysis of 15 patients’ ability to ingress, move about the bed, and egress. The 15 participants were purposefully selected with various disabilities. Bed conditions were
Janice M. Morse   +5 more
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Inequalities in the geographic distribution of hospital beds and doctors in traditional Chinese medicine from 2004 to 2014 [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Objectives This study identifies inequities in the provincial-level geographical distribution of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital beds and doctors in China from 2004 to 2014.
Liming Lu, Jingchun Zeng
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How Many Hospital Beds? [PDF]

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2002
For many years, average bed occupancy level has been the primary measure that has guided hospital bed capacity decisions at both policy and managerial levels.
Linda V. Green
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Inequality in geographical distribution of hospitals and hospital beds in densely populated metropolitan cities of Iran [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background This study aims to assess geographical distribution of hospitals and extent of inequalities in hospital beds against socioeconomic status (SES) of residents of five metropolitan cities in Iran.
Yousef Chavehpour   +3 more
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Incarceration rates and hospital beds per capita: A cross-national study of 36 countries, 1971–2015 [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Science and Medicine, 2020
Rationale. Incarceration carries several negative ramifications for population health, while diverting scarce resources from other public goods. At a time when health care systems around the world are strained, the current study investigates the long ...
Alexander Testa   +2 more
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Equity in distribution of hospital beds in Iran [PDF]

open access: yesمجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان, 2020
Background and Aim: Equitable distribution of health system resources and hospital beds is crucial for an acceptable level of health for all the people of the country.
Ali mohammad Mosadeghrad   +4 more
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Assessing equity in the distribution of hospital beds: evidence from northern Iran

open access: yesProceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2019
Objective: To assess equity in the distribution of hospital beds in northern Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the degree of equity by using 2016 census data from 16 cities in Guilan province.
Javad Ebrahimzadeh   +7 more
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How to Minimize the Impact of Pandemic Events: Lessons From the COVID-19 Crisis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This pandemic is characterized by a high variability in death rate (defined as the ratio between the number of ...
Lorenzo Bigiani   +2 more
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Transformations in Latin American Healthcare: A Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Beds, Medical Doctors, and Nurses from 1960 to 2022

open access: yesJournal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, 2023
Latin America's healthcare systems evolved nonlinearly, influenced by diverse models, historical events, and political regimes. Limited knowledge exists despite national-level efforts, indicating a need for long-term statistics to assess the effects of ...
Mauricio Matus-Lopez   +1 more
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Concept and design of automated moving device for healthcare equipment [PDF]

open access: yesFME Transactions, 2021
The physical wear of health professionals arises mainly from the movement of people with reduced mobility, transport of stretchers, hospital beds and hospital carts. There is a lack of equipment that helps these professionals to move patients in hospital
Faria N.M.S.   +3 more
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