Question

1. On May 5, a hospital with 70 beds has an inpatient service day total of 40 patients. What is the percentage of occupancy for May 5? (2 decimal places)

2. A clinical unit with a bed count of 18 beds reports the following figures for December:

IP Service Days

December 1 through December 10 165

December 11 through December 20 162

December 21 through December 31 180

Calculate: (2 decimal places)

a. Period with the highest bed occupancy percentage.

b. Inpatient bed occupancy percentage for the whole month of December.

Answer 1

1) Total number of Beds = 70, Total Inpatient service day = 40

Therefore the % of occupancy = (40/70) * 100 = 57.14%

2) (a) Period with the highest bed occupancy %.

Date	1-10	11-20	21-31
Days	10	10	11
Bed*days	18*10 = 180	18*10=180	18*11 = 198
Inpatients (Given)	165	162	180
% Occupancy	(165/180)*100 = 91.67%	(162/180)*100 = 90.00%	(180/198)*100 = 90.91%

Therefore Period with the highest bed occupancy rate was from December 1 through December 10.

(b) Inpatient bed occupancy rate for December:

Total Days = 31

Total Bed Days = 31 * 18 = 558

Total Inpatients = 165+162 +180 = 507

Therefore Inpatient bed occupancy rate = (507/558) * 100 = 90.86%