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Strategies for Cutting Hospital Beds: The Impact on Patient Service.(Statistical Data Included)
Health Services Research
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June 1, 2001|
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Objective. To develop insights on the impact of size, average length of stay, variability, and organization of clinical services on the relationship between occupancy rates and delays for beds.
Data Sources. The primary data source was Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Secondary data were obtained from the United Hospital Fund of New York reflecting data from about 150 hospitals.
Study Design. Data from Beth Israel Deaconess on discharges and length of stay were analyzed and fit into appropriate queueing models to generate tables and graphs ...
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Reducing risk of entrapment in hospital beds.(Food and Drug Administration)
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LOW HOTEL OCCUPANCY.
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; ...hotelier confirmed that some properties were recording occupancy levels of 15 and 20%. Some individuals keeping a close eye on the hospitality industry are blaming the drop in occupancy levels on the soccer World Cup being played in France.
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 "Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England)")
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Hospital's old beds are on their way to Africa.
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Normandy's 1m s/f year.
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 "Beverley Guardian (Driffield, England)")
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Save us from the chop.
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; ...chiefs that townsfolk want to save hospital beds in the town. Around 250 people crowded...Care Trust, which is considering axing hospital beds at community hospitals throughout the...told officials that the town needs its hospital beds. One resident, Colvin Williams, pointed...
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 "Suffolk Free Press (Sudbury, England)")
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Lifeline for town health campaign.
Newspaper article from: Suffolk Free Press (Sudbury, England)
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Cheap rents send companies looking for new office space. (Special Report: Real Estate)
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Is everything back to normal? (Editor's Page).
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Renovations are seen as key to competition. (hotels) (Special Report: Tourism)
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How's tourism faring? No one knows for sure. (San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau has not released its customary monthly report since December, 1990)
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