Bed Occupancy, Average Daily Census and Average Length of Stay
Hospital occupancy, average daily census, average length of stay and bed turnover.
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Example
- Beds
- 100
- Days in the period
- 30
- Inpatient days
- 2400
- Discharges, including deaths, excluding newborns and DOAs
- 500
Result: Occupancy 80% (2,400 inpatient days ÷ 3,000 bed days available); average daily census 80.
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What you enter
- Beds
- Days in the period
- When the bed count changed, one line per part: beds, days
- Inpatient days
- Discharges, including deaths, excluding newborns and DOAs
How this is calculated
Citation
CMS. Hospital Provider Cost Report Data Dictionary (updated March 2024): Number of Beds, Total Bed Days Available and Total Discharges (Worksheet S-3 Part I). The ratios are stated arithmetic on those counts. Read the source ↗
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