1. OCCUPANCY RATES and MORTATLITY RATES

2. Percentage of Occupancy
Provides a hospital with a ratio or percentage of the equipped and staffed hospital beds that are occupied for a specified period of time

3. Bed Count
The number of available hospital inpatient beds, both occupies and vacant, on any given day
Excluded beds: temporary beds (for examination), disaster beds, ER beds
A hospital is licensed for a certain number of beds
Adding/decreasing: Beds, or units, can be “closed” and re-opened as necessary
So bed count can change

4. Bassinet Count
The number of available hospital newborn bassinets, both occupied and vacant, on a given day

5. The number of times something happens
Rate Formula
General Rule
The number of times something happens
The number of times it could happen

6. Inpatient Bed Occupancy Rate
The proportion of inpatient beds occupied as compared to how many could have been occupied
Daily IP census
Inpatient bed count for that day X 100

7. Example
On July 1, the bed count was The IPSD total for the day was 160
160/200 x 100 = 80% Occupancy rate

8. Temporary beds
If there is full occupancy plus disaster beds need to be used, the occupancy rate can actually be MORE than 100%
The temporary beds are NOT added to the bed count but the patients occupying them ARE added to the census

9. Bassinet Occupancy Rate
Daily NB census
NB bassinet count for that day x 100

10. MORTALITY RATES Mortality = Death
A patient who dies at home or en route to the hospital or during an outpatient procedure is not included in inpatient mortality rates
Newborns ARE included in this rate

11. Death as Discharge
A death is considered a discharge but is reported separately than live discharges

12. Newborn Death
Only counted in those infants who have shown signs of life at the time of birth
Included in hospital death rates, but the hospital may also want to calculate them separately
If there was no sign of life, counted as a fetal death and not included in death rate

13. Total number of deaths for a period
Death Rates
Based on discharge data, a list is prepared of all patients who died during their hospital stay
Calculating the rate
Total number of deaths for a period
Total number of discharges for the period x 100

14. Death Rate Should be low A “net” death rate may be calculated
Does not include deaths occurring under 48 hours of admission
Out of date today, because of shorter stays

15. Total patients operated on X 100
Surgical Death Rates
Postoperative death rate
Total surgical deaths
Total patients operated on X 100

16. Total deaths caused by anesthetic agents
Surgical Death Rates
Anesthesia Death Rate
Total deaths caused by anesthetic agents
Total number of anesthetics administered X 100

17. Other Rates
Obstetrical related rates
Autopsy rates

18. Length of Stay
LOS
The number of calendar days from admission to discharge
Average LOS: the average hospitalization length of a group of inpatients discharged during a period

19. Length of Stay Each day counts as a day except the day of discharge
Example: A patient is admitted on June 3 and discharged June 10. LOS is 7 days.

20. Length of Stay A&D: LOS is ONE day regardless of time
The total LOS for all patients during a specified period is commonly referred to as discharge days

21. Total length of stay (discharge days) Total discharges x100
Average LOS
Example: Total discharges in March is 700, total discharge days is 3500 = 5 day average LOS
Total length of stay (discharge days)
Total discharges x100