Comparing the Bed Occupancy Rate for January 2022 of Various Departments at Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: To compare the bed occupancy rates of various departments of Holy Family Hospital during January 2022.

Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done to determine and compare the Bed Occupancy Rates (BOR) of January 2022 from numerous departments of Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi. Medicine & Allied departments in our study were those of Medicine, Nephrology and Paediatrics. Surgery and Allied departments were comprised of General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, ENT, Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery. No. of beds for Medicine and Surgery & Allied departments are denoted by “n”. Data was analysed by Microsoft Excel 2010. Data was also gathered from intensive care units of the hospital. BOR% of each department and mean BOR were calculated. Difference between Mean BOR ± SD of Medicine & Allied and Surgery & Allied was statistically confirmed by applying independent sample t-test. P ≤ 0.05 was taken as significant. 95% CI

Results: Mean BOR of hospital wards was 97.6%. The greatest BOR was reported from Plastic Surgery department (154%) followed by that from Paediatrics (128%). Nephrology and Obstetrics with same BOR (121%) were ranked third. Mean BOR of Medicine & Allied departments was 108.7 ± 27.59 while that of Surgery & Allied was 93.4 ± 35.79. This difference of mean BOR was statistically significant (P = 0.000; 95% CI, 9.4 – 21.2). The crowning of BOR from Pediatric and Neonatal ICU was acknowledged with 247% and 223.10% respectively. The female patients in both medical and surgical departments were greater in magnitude than males.

Conclusion: BOR of public sector teaching hospital is quite enormous that needs attention of policy makers for diminution.