Bed Assignment and Bed Management

Randolph Hall ()
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Randolph Hall: University of Southern California

Chapter Chapter 8 in Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling, 2012, pp 177-200 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Beds are a critical resource for serving patients in hospitals, but also provide a place where patients queue for needed care. Bed requirements result from medical needs along with the hospital’s effectiveness at reducing average length of stay and hospitalization rates. Hospitals can reduce the need for beds by reducing the unproductive portion of the patient’s stay (e.g., waiting for a test) and by reducing the portion of time when beds are unoccupied. Hospitals must also synchronize discharges with admissions to minimize time of day and day of week variations in bed occupancy levels. Finally, beds must be managed as part of the overall hospital system so that shortages do not cause delays or cancellations in the emergency department or surgery.

Keywords: Post Anesthesia Care Unit; Occupancy Level; Average Total Length; Nurse Staffing Level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1734-7_8

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