Estimating bed occupancy

Estimating Parking Spot Occupancy

Whether or not a car occupies a given parking spot at a given time can be modeled as a random variable. By looking at a parking lot as a collection of these random variables, we create a spatial random process. In this paper, we will consider factors that affect the probability and distribution of occupancy in a parking lot. We then create a simplified model accounting for some of the more regu...

Hospital bed occupancy: more than queuing for a bed.

Timely access to safe hospital care remains a major concern. Target bed-occupancy rates have been proposed as a measure of the ability of a hospital to function safely and effectively. High bed-occupancy rates have been shown to be associated with greater risks of hospital-associated infection and access block and to have a negative impact on staff health. Clinical observational data have sugge...

AIDS and hospital bed occupancy: an overview.

In several countries of sub-Saharan Africa more than 10% of the adult population are infected with HIV, while in large towns such as Kampala, Lusaka, Blantyre, Kigali and Harare this proportion exceeds 25%. One of the most obvious consequences is the increased occupancy of hospital beds by patients with HIV infection, perhaps to the exclusion of patients with other ailments. This paper gives an...

Bed occupancy not an index of efficiency.

Models for Bed Occupancy Management of a Hospital in Singapore

This paper describes three bed prediction models in aiding hospital planners to anticipate bed demand so as to manage resources efficiently. The Poisson bed occupancy model provides an estimation of bed occupancy and optimal bed requirements in each class based on length of stay and admissions data. The simulation model was developed to predict bed occupancy levels for every class for the follo...