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Solution Manual for Basic Allied Health Statistics and Analysis, 4th Edition

Chapter 6—Percent of Occupancy

Additional Questions

1. Which of the following is not a “unit of measure”?

a. Inpatient service day
b. Inpatient bed count day
c. Inpatient bassinet count day
d. Inpatient bed occupancy ratio

2. What is used to calculate the occupancy percentage?

a. Inpatient census
b. Inpatient service days
c. Total discharges
d. Discharge days
e. Total admissions

3. What is included in the numerator to calculate inpatient bed occupancy ratio for a period?
a. Total beds available
b. Total inpatient service days
c. Total days in the period
e. Total discharges for the period
4. What is included in the denominator when calculating the inpatient bed occupancy ratio for a day?
a. Total beds available
b. Total inpatient service days
c. Total days in the period
d. Total discharges for the period
5. An earthquake hits a community with a 150-bed, set up and staffed, hospital. Patients are admitted
to all available beds but three additional patients are admitted to a temporary room. What is the bed
count that day?
a. 150
b. 153
c. Depends on whether length of stay exceeds one day
d. Depends on whether additional staff are called in

6. Which of the following is not used in calculating inpatient bed occupancy percentage for a period?
a. Inpatient service days
b. Inpatient bed count days
c. Number of days in the period
d. Discharge days
7. Which of the following newborn births would not be included in calculating bassinet occupancy
percentage?
a. Born premature
b. Dies 18 hours after birth
c. Born by cesarean section
d. Delivered in an ambulance en route to the hospital
e. All would be included.
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8. Circle all of the following included in inpatient bed counts.

a. Labor room beds
b. Emergency room beds
c. Disaster beds
d. Pediatric cribs
e. Intensive care unit beds
f. Physical therapy beds
g. Delivery room beds

9. January data indicates a different bassinet count for each of three periods—A, B, C.
Period Dates BC IPSD
A 1–01 thru 1–10 12 108
B 1–11 thru 1–20 15 132
C 1–21 thru 1–31 10 102

Which period has the best occupancy percentage?

a. Period A
b. Period B
c. Period C
d. They are all equal.

10. Which beds are included in a “bed complement” on any given day?
a. Occupied
b. Vacant
c. Reserved
d. Temporary
e. Occupied and vacant

11. Which of the following is not used in calculating occupancy rates?

a. Inpatient service days
b. Bed count days
c. Discharges
d. Bed capacity
e. Days in period

12. Which unit of measure denotes the presence of one inpatient bed, set up and staffed in one 24-hour
period?
a. Inpatient census day
b. Inpatient service day
c. Inpatient discharge day
d. Inpatient bed count day

13. What is the basic rate formula?

a. Number of times it happens
Number of times it could happen
b. Number of times it could happen
Number of times it happens

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c. Number of times it fails

Number of times it succeeds
d. Number of times it succeeds
Number of times it fails

14. A _________ may be required when a hospital wants to add a major piece of Medical equipment.
a. License
b. Certificate of need
c. Statement of necessity
d. Budget adjustment

15. On June 4, a total of 18 bassinets are occupied, out of a bassinet count of 22. On June 5, four babies
are born live and one is stillborn. That same day, three babies are discharged home with their
mothers. What is the bassinet occupancy percentage for June 5?

16. St. Michael Hospital

Annual Statistics 2013
Non-leap year
200 beds

Patient discharged (includes deaths): 5,500

Average length of stay 9 days
Bed occupancy rate 85%
1. Apply the direct formula for the turnover rate. Round to one decimal place.
2. Apply the indirect formula to the turnover rate. Round to one decimal place.

17. February data for a 60-bed hospital:

Date IPSD Date IPSD Date IPSD Date IPSD
Feb 1 55 Feb 8 49 Feb 15 58 Feb 22 58
Feb 2 50 Feb 9 50 Feb 16 56 Feb 23 54
Feb 3 58 Feb 10 56 Feb 17 53 Feb 24 53
Feb 4 53 Feb 11 57 Feb 18 49 Feb 25 52
Feb 5 48 Feb 12 55 Feb 19 53 Feb 26 53
Feb 6 56 Feb 13 54 Feb 20 54 Feb 27 54
Feb 7 55 Feb 14 52 Feb 21 62 Feb 28 55

Calculate: a. Inpatient service days for February 12.

b. Inpatient service days for February 1 through February 6.
c. Average daily inpatient census for February 7 through February 14.
d. Total inpatient service days for February.
e. Average daily inpatient census for February.
f. Occupancy percentage for February 21.
g. Occupancy percentage for February.
h. Occupancy percentage if the bed count had increased to 65 beds Feb 22.

18. St. John’s Hospital data: Period Bed count IPSD

Jan thru Feb 50 2500
Mar thru May 55 4518

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June thru Aug 60 5225

Sept thru Dec 45 4857
Calculate: a. Average daily inpatient census for the year.
b. Occupancy percentage for September through December.
c. Occupancy percentage for the year.
d. Period with the best occupancy percentage.

19. Mountain View Hospital (175 beds)—October (Adults/children census report)

Beg Trf- Live Trf- Final
Date Census Adm in Disch Deaths out Census A&D IPSD
1 162 22 10 19 0 10 165 1 _____
2 _____ 29 8 21 2 8 _____ 0 _____
3 _____ 14 3 24 0 3 _____ 1 _____
4 _____ 24 5 22 3 5 _____ 0 _____
5 _____ 11 6 24 1 6 _____ 0 _____
6 _____ 20 1 15 1 1 _____ 0 _____
7 _____ 29 10 17 0 10 _____ 0 _____
8 _____ 24 13 20 0 13 _____ 3 _____
9 _____ 23 7 20 2 7 _____ 1 _____
10 _____ 19 10 17 0 10 _____ 0 _____
11 _____ 11 5 22 0 5 _____ 1 _____
12 _____ 16 6 24 0 6 _____ 0 _____
13 _____ 18 5 23 2 5 _____ 0 _____
14 _____ 29 5 19 0 5 _____ 0 _____
15 _____ 28 8 22 0 8 _____ 1 _____
16 _____ 26 6 17 2 6 _____ 0 _____
17 _____ 26 7 18 1 7 _____ 0 _____
18 _____ 18 10 25 0 10 _____ 0 _____
19 _____ 12 6 30 3 6 _____ 0 _____
20 _____ 22 8 16 0 8 _____ 1 _____
21 _____ 26 3 17 0 3 _____ 1 _____
22 _____ 32 11 24 1 11 _____ 1 _____
23 _____ 29 14 25 2 14 _____ 0 _____
24 _____ 22 10 21 0 10 _____ 0 _____
25 _____ 20 13 31 3 13 _____ 0 _____
26 _____ 14 6 35 2 6 _____ 1 _____
27 _____ 23 5 16 0 5 _____ 0 _____
28 _____ 26 4 17 1 4 _____ 0 _____
29 _____ 17 6 22 0 6 _____ 1 _____
30 _____ 19 7 21 0 7 _____ 0 _____
31 _____ 21 12 16 0 12 _____ 1 _____
Calculate: a. Total admissions _____ b. Total discharges _____
c. Total live discharges _____ d. Total deaths _____
e. Total transfer-ins _____ f. Total transfer-outs _____
g. Ending census _____ h. Total IPSDs _____
i. A&C occupancy percentage for October
j. A&C occupancy percentage for October 1 thru October 15.

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k. A&C occupancy percentage for October 16 thru October 31.

l. A&C occupancy percentage if the bed count was 200 from October 1
thru October 15 and decreased to 175 from October 16 thru October 31.

20. Mountain Stream Hospital (50 beds)

Inpatient service day totals for June:
June 1 45 June 7 38 June 13 47 June 19 43 June 25 38
June 2 30 June 8 42 June 14 48 June 20 47 June 26 42
June 3 35 June 9 43 June 15 49 June 21 44 June 27 44
June 4 25 June 10 36 June 16 50 June 22 48 June 28 40
June 5 47 June 11 35 June 17 40 June 23 35 June 29 52
June 6 48 June 12 41 June 18 41 June 24 36 June 30 41
Calculate: a. Inpatient service day total for June 20.
b. Inpatient service day total for June 7 thru June 15.
c. Inpatient service day total for June.
d. Occupancy percentage for June.
e. Average daily inpatient census for June 1 thru June 6.
f. Average inpatient service day total for June.
g. Occupancy percentage for June 29.
h. Occupancy percentage for June if the bed count had increased to
60 beds from June 16 thru June 30.

21. What is included in the numerator for a direct bed turnover rate?
a. Bed count
b. Occupancy rate
c. Inpatient service days
d. Discharge days
e. Discharges

22. What statistical data is needed to compute the indirect bed turnover rate?
a. Average daily inpatient census
b. Average length of stay
c. Average inpatient service days
d. None of the above

23. What is included in the denominator in the direct bed turnover rate?
a. Discharges
b. Discharge days
c. Inpatient service days
d. Average bed count
e. Average length of stay

24. For which rate is the percent of occupancy used to compute the rate?
a. Direct bed turnover rate
b. Indirect bed turnover rate
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

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25. What is included in the denominator for an indirect bed turnover rate?
a. Discharges
b. Discharge days
c. Inpatient service days
d. Average bed count
e. Average length of stay

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