Based upon 30-years of research by the author, a new approach to hospital bed planning
and international benchmarking is proposed. The number of hospital beds per 1000 people …

Background and aim Hospital-at-home (HaH) care is known as a healthcare delivery
approach providing acute care services at home as an alternative to traditional hospital care …

Abstract Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity can be significantly affected by disease
outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, impeding the operational efficiency of healthcare …

Managing patient flow in hospitals is a critical part of effective secondary care. Considering a
hospital as a multi-compartment system through which patients pass, we will derive relevant …

The top priorities of hospitals are to provide a wide variety of medical treatments and ensure
patients receive the best possible care. Within hospitals, the inpatient department is …

The number of hospital beds per 1000 population is commonly used to compare
international bed numbers. This method is flawed because it does not consider population …

Introduction: Hospital administration will have to constantly work around predicting demand
of the critical care beds and evaluating the options of expanding the existing capacity. These …

Abstract The capacity of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) can be significantly affected by disease
outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, impeding the operational efficiency of health care …