Equity in geographical distribution of hospital beds in Khuzestan Province [PDF]
فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2020 Background: Equity in the health system is “people's access to the health services according to their needs, paying for healthcare based on the financial ability, and having an acceptable level of health”. Equitable distribution of hospital beds plays an
Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad +2 more
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Disparity in hospital beds' allocation at the county level in China: an analysis based on a Health Resource Density Index (HRDI) model. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2023 Background As approximately 3/4 of the population lives in county-level divisions in China, the allocation of health resources at the county level will affect the realization of health equity. This study aims to evaluate the disparity in hospital beds at
Wang Z, Dong L, Xing X, Liu Z, Zhou Y.
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Addressing the Knowledge Deficit in Hospital Bed Planning and Defining an Optimum Region for the Number of Different Types of Hospital Beds in an Effective Health Care System. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 Based upon 30-years of research by the author, a new approach to hospital bed planning and international benchmarking is proposed. The number of hospital beds per 1000 people is commonly used to compare international bed numbers.
Jones RP.
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Electronic Physician, 2015 Introduction: Fair distribution of hospital beds across various regions is a controversial subject. Resource allocation in health systems rarely has focused on those who need it most and, in addition, is often influenced by political interests.
Iravan Masoudi Asl +6 more
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Development of a model for predicting hospital beds shortage and optimal policies using system dynamics approach. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2022 Background Policymakers use simulation-based models to improve system feedback and model the reality of the problems in the system. This study uses the system dynamics approach to provide a model for predicting hospital bed shortages and determine the ...
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Hospital beds for psychiatric patients [PDF]
Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1986 Members write to the College asking for guidance on planning services for psychiatric patients, and in particular on the desirable level of provision of hospital beds. At the request of the Executive and Finance Committee I am publishing the following information, based on a letter that I wrote to Regional Advisers.
R.G. Priest
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Relationship between COVID-19 Mortality, Hospital Beds, and Primary Care by Italian Regions: A Lesson for the Future. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 One of the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy is the significant regional difference in terms of lethality and mortality. These geographical variances were clear in the first wave and confirmed in the second one as well. The study aimed
Ferrara N +9 more
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A study of the evacuation and allocation of hospital beds during the Covid-19 epidemic: a case study in Iran. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2022 Background Shortage of resources, such as hospital beds, needed for health care especially in times of crisis can be a serious challenge for many countries. Currently, there is no suitable model for optimal allocation of beds in different hospital wards.
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A Closer Look Into Global Hospital Beds Capacity and Resource Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
J Surg Res, 2021 Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is a question of whether hospitals have adequate resources to manage patients. We aim to investigate global hospital bed (HB), acute care bed (ACB), and intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity and ...
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The shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients during the lockdown of Wuhan, China. [PDF]
Ann Transl Med, 2021 Background The 76-day lockdown of Wuhan city has successfully contained the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. However, to date few studies have evaluated the hospital bed shortage for COVID-19 during the lockdown and none ...
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