Optimization of the Use of Hospital Beds as an Example of Improving the Functioning of Hospitals in Poland on the Basis of the Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Rzeszow

Sławomir Porada, Katarzyna Sygit, Grażyna Hejda and Małgorzata Nagórska
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Sławomir Porada: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-315 Rzeszow, Poland
Katarzyna Sygit: Faculty of Health Science, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Grażyna Hejda: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-315 Rzeszow, Poland
Małgorzata Nagórska: Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-315 Rzeszow, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: An efficient health care system combines maximum accessibility with high-quality treatments, as well as cost optimization of individual health care facilities throughout the entire system. In hospitals, the critical element is the number of beds within individual wards, which generates costs and, at the same time, affects the capacity to serve patients. The aim of this article is to discuss the restructuring and optimization of hospital bed occupancy in a healthcare facility in the Podkarpackie voivodeship. The analysis covers the years 1999–2018. In the indicated period, the analyzed healthcare institution restructured the number of beds based on a forecast of the demand for services, which resulted in positive cost effects, without limiting patients’ access to diagnostic and therapeutic care. The analyzed facility took part in a common trend of optimizing cost-effectiveness and efficiency of hospital operations in Poland.

Keywords: health care; hospital bed occupancy; cost effectiveness; hospital restructuring; optimalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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