Hospital bed utilization is one of influences that affect largely on performance of the hospital and can be assessed through many indices that can be used to evaluate hospital in patient care. Aim of the study: to compare some performance indicators related to hospital bed utilization in both Benha University hospital and Benha educational hospital. Methods: Five departments from each hospital were selected to be included in the study. Average length of hospital stay, Bed occupancy rate, turn over rate and turn over interval are indices used in comparison for the total hospital and for the five departments separately through the year of the study. Results: The over all admission rate in Benha university hospital (16.40%) was nearly twice that recorded in educational hospital (9.28%). Average length of hospital stay in Benha university hospital was lower (4.02days) than that recorded in educational hospital (5.03 days)and orthopedic department in both hospitals had recorded the highest average length of hospital stay. Bed occupancy rate for university hospital (70.16%) was higher than that recorded for the total educational hospital (49.62%) and emergency department and intensive care unit in both hospitals had recorded the highest B.O.R Bed turn over rate in university hospital (54.2 turn/bed) was higher than that recorded for educational hospital (36.32 turn/bed) and emergency department in both university hospital and educational hospital had. The highest T.O.R. Turn over interval for the total university hospital (1.78 days() was relatively higher than that recorded for educational hospital (1.62 days) and emergency department and intensive care unit in both hospitals had recorded the lowest. |
