Being able to anticipate future needs for health services presents a challenge for health planners. Using existing population projections, two models are presented to estimate the demand for hospital beds in regions of Manitoba in 2020. The first, a current-use projection model, simply projects the average use for a recent 3-year period into the future. The second, a 10-year trend analysis, uses Poisson regression to project future demand. The current-use projection suggests a substantial increase in the demand for hospital beds, while the trend analysis projects a decline. The last projections are consistent with ongoing increases in rates of day surgeries and declines in lengths of stay. The current-use projections need to be considered in the context of relatively low occupancy rates in rural hospitals and previous research on appropriateness of stays in acute care hospitals. If measures are taken to ensure more appropriate use of acute care hospital beds in the future, then the current-use projections of bed shortages are not a cause for concern.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cja.2005.0045 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Organ-specific malperfusion in acute type A aortic dissection: epidemiological meta-analysis of incidence rates.
BJS Open
December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Background: Acute type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening clinical emergency that necessitates immediate surgical intervention with an estimated mortality rate of approximately 1-2% per hour. When complicated by malperfusion, the perioperative mortality rate is reported to be increased by up to 39%. Malperfusion can affect many vascular beds with varying incidence and severity, resulting in coronary, cerebral, visceral, peripheral, renal or spinal malperfusion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCost drivers of gastric sleeve procedures performed using robotic platform.
Surg Obes Relat Dis
December 2024
Medtronic, PLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Background: Robotic bariatric surgery adoption rates have increased, and the higher costs associated with robotic sleeve gastrectomy (rSG) are a concern.
Objectives: To investigate the factors associated with increased costs of rSG.
Setting: US hospital database.
[Prevention and control status of central line-associated bloodstream infection in intensive care unit in Shandong province: a cross-sectional survey analysis].
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China. Corresponding author: Zhang Jicheng, Email:
Objective: To provide evidence for further reducing the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) according to investigation of the prevention and control of CLABSI in intensive care unit (ICU) in Shandong Province.
Methods: The questionnaire was developed by experts from Shandong Critical Care Medical Quality Control Center, combining domestic and foreign guidelines, consensus and research. A convenient sampling method was used to recruit survey subjects online from October 11 to 31, 2023 in the province to investigate the management status of central venous catheter (CVC) in ICU units of secondary and above hospitals.
Hospital function-associated deaths among patients with cancer: a comprehensive national study using death records in Japan.
Jpn J Clin Oncol
January 2025
Center for Medical Liaison and Patient Support Service, Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Background: In Japan, about 70%-80% of cancer deaths occur in hospitals. The actual number of cancer patients who die in hospitals where palliative care is available is not clear. This study aimed to examine whether hospitals where cancer patients died offered palliative care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The ability to admit patients to enhanced or critical care may be limited by bed availability. In a network with low provision of critical and enhanced care beds, we aimed to assess the proportion of patients having surgery with moderate (1%-< 5%) or high (≥ 5%) predicted risk of 30-day postoperative mortality and their postoperative care location. We also aimed to study referral and admission outcomes to critical care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!