What is it about?
Due to the random nature of arrivals at a maternity unit the average occupancy for the unit will be a function of size. Larger units exhibit economy of scale and can operate at higher average occupancy.
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Why is it important?
There is no single ideal or optimum occupancy for maternity units, the occupancy is determined by the size of the unit.
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Part of a far longer series investigating optimum occupancy in hospitals, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: A simple guide to a complex problem—maternity bed occupancy, British Journal of Midwifery, May 2012, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2012.20.5.351.
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