Occupancy of inpatient bed spaces (per 100 inpatient days)
This test measures how many hospital beds are occupied by patients on any given day, normalized to 100 inpatient days. It helps assess hospital capacity and resource utilization.
["Understanding how busy your hospital is can help improve care planning and resource allocation."]
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 95887-6
- Short code
- Inpt beds occup/Inpt beds NFr
- Synonyms
- Inpt beds occup/Inpt beds NFr
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 0.8
- Ref high
- 1.2
- Critical range
- — – 5 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- CPT
- 85610
- SNOMED
- 396252006
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What This Test Measures
This test specifically tracks the proportion of hospital beds filled with patients during inpatient stays. It’s not a direct health measurement for you but rather a metric used by healthcare systems to evaluate bed availability and operational efficiency.
Why Hospitals Use This Data
Hospitals use this data to manage staffing, allocate medical resources, and plan for patient flow. It helps ensure there are enough beds available when needed, especially during peak times or emergencies.
How It Relates to Your Care
While this test doesn’t directly impact your health, understanding how your hospital operates can help you ask questions about availability of specialists, waiting times, or whether your care might be delayed due to bed shortages.
What to Expect During Testing
This test is not performed on you as an individual patient. Instead, it’s a system-wide metric collected from hospital records to track bed occupancy trends over time.
Reference range
INR: 0.8-1.2 (warfarin: 2.0-3.0)N/A
Inform your healthcare provider if you are taking blood thinners. No special preparation required.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
Hospital bed occupancy rates are critical for public health planning, disaster preparedness, and ensuring equitable access to care. High occupancy may indicate system strain, while low occupancy could signal underutilization of resources. For you, this data helps healthcare providers balance patient needs with operational constraints.
Short name
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Frequently asked questions
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Sources
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