Dynamics of bed use in accommodating emergency admissions: stochastic simulation model

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 319; no. 7203; pp. 155 - 158
• Main Authors: Bagust, Adrian, Place, Michael, Posnett, John W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 17.07.1999; British Medical Association; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; British Medical Journal
• Subjects: Bed Occupancy - statistics & numerical data; Beds - supply & distribution; Economic fluctuations; Emergency departments; Emergency management; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data; England; Hospital admissions; Hospital Bed Capacity; Hospital beds; Hospital utilization; Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Length of stay; Modeling; Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data; Proportions; Safety and security measures; Simulations; Stochastic models; Stochastic Processes

Abstract Objective: To examine the daily bed requirements arising from the flow of emergency admissions to an acute hospital, to identify the implications of fluctuating and unpredictable demands for emergency admission for the management of hospital bed capacity, and to quantify the daily risk of i...