Bedsoccupwillness
This metric tracks the number of inpatient hospital beds occupied by patients with a particular disease of interest.
{"Measures how many hospital beds are filled by patients with a specific illness","Helps hospitals manage capacity and resource allocation","Used by public health officials to monitor disease spread and healthcare demand","Does not represent an individual patient's test result","Affects hospital waiting times and admission procedures"}
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 95888-4
- Short code
- INPTBED
- Synonyms
- Beds occup w illness
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Method
- Administrative data collection and reporting
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 24–168 hours
- Order
- routine
What is this metric?
This is a hospital management and public health measurement that counts how many inpatient beds are currently occupied by patients who have a specific disease of interest. It is not a blood test or diagnostic test performed on individual patients. Instead, it is an aggregate metric used by healthcare facilities and public health authorities to monitor disease trends and hospital capacity.
How is this information used?
Hospitals and health systems use this data to understand the demand for inpatient care related to specific conditions. This helps with staff scheduling, resource allocation, and planning for additional capacity during outbreaks or high-occupancy periods. Public health officials also use this information to track the burden of specific diseases on the healthcare system.
Reference range
No established reference range; values represent facility-level occupancy data reported as a count of inpatient bedsN/A
No patient preparation required; data is collected from hospital census records
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
◆Associated findings1
Frequently asked questions
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Who uses this information?
Sources
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- 2LOINC Database - 95888-4Source
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