Why does hospital bed occupancy seemingly track all-cause mortality?

What is it about?

The bulk of a persons lifetime utilization of a hospital bed occurs in the last year of their life - irrespective of the age at death. It should come as no surprise that the bed occupancy in hospitals tracks the number of death in the surrounding community.

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Why is it important?

Unless you understand the factors driving the changes in hospital bed occupancy you will never be able to correctly plan bed numbers and staffing

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