Question

Statistics and measurements: show work, please

1) At Hy Quality Clinic 40 patients have surgery and did not get an infection and 20 patients had surgery and did get an infection. What is the infection rate at Hy Quality? (2 points)

2) Melvindale Hospital has 50 licensed beds. On June 1st the census was 33, on June 2 census was 40, and on June 3 the census was 42. What is the average census at Melvindale? What is the average occupancy rate for the three day period? (2 points)

3) At ABC Hospital 400 patients were discharged to their home and 80 died. How many total discharges did ABC hospital have? What is the gross death rate? (2 points)

4) Dr. Jones has four patients. Patient A stays in the hospital from June 2 to June 29. Patient B stays in the Hospital from June 13 to June 14. Patient C is admitted at 3pm and is discharged at 11 pm. Patient D stays from June 15 to June 18. What is the average length of stay for Dr. Jones' patients? (2 points)

5) There is an outbreak of Chicken Pox in Tinytown Michigan. The population of the town is 500 people and 40 have contracted Chicken Pox. What is the rate of infection in Tinytown? (2 points)

Answer 1

1.

Infection rate at Hy Quality Clinic is given by

2.

Average census at Melvindale is given by

Average occupancy rate is given by

3.

Total discharges = Number of patients discharged to their home + Number of patients died = 400+80 = 480

Gross death rate is given by

4.

Patient A stays 29-2+1 = 28 days i.e. 28*24 = 672 hours

Patient B stays 14-13+1 = 2 days i.e. 2*24 = 48 hours

Patient C stays 11-3 = 8 hours

Patient D stays 18-15+1 = 4 days i.e. 4*24 = 96 hours

Thus average length of stay for Dr. Jones' patients is given by

5.

Rate of infection in Tinytown is given by