Question

In 2009, Anytown Hospital has an adult inpatient bed capacity of 220 beds from January 1 to June 30, and 275 beds from July 1 to December 31. During the first six months of the year, 37, 985 days of service were given to adult inpatients and during the last six months 48,542 days of service were given to adult inpatients. What was the average daily census for the last six months

Answer 1

Answer:

  263.8

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 184 days from July 1 to December 31, including those end dates. So, the average daily census is the total days of service divided by the number of days:

  (48,542 patient-days)/(184 days) = 263.8 patients

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That's an average utilization of 95.9%, suggesting that some days there were patients without beds.