Analysis of Hospital Bed Efficiency of Tertiary Public Hospital in Shandong Province / 中国医院管理

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze and evaluate the hospital bed efficiency and development trend of 54 tertiary public hospitals in Shandong Province from 2013 to 2020 and to provide a reference for improving efficiency in the use of hospital beds and rationally allocating medical and health resources.Methods Based on the panel data of 54 tertiary public hospitals in Shandong Province from 2013 to 2020,three indicators of bed utilization rate,bed turnover times and the average length of stay of patients were selected to describe the differences of bed use efficiency in each category by using variance analysis and to evaluate the bed use efficiency in tertiary public hospitals in Shandong Province.Results The results of the study show that the bed utilization rate of tertiary public hospitals in Shandong Province decreased from 2013 to 2020,but it is still higher than the national average level.The results of variance analysis showed that in 2019,the overall bed utilization rate of 54 third-level public hospitals reached 95.9%,which was overloaded.The number of bed turnover and the average day of hospitalization were improved,but there were significant differences in bed use efficiency among hospitals with different bed size and institutional attributes(P＜0.05).Conclusion Shandong Province should strengthen the rational allocation of medical resources,improve the level of hospital management,formulate relevant policies to promote the rational use of hospital bed resources,and further improve hospital bed efficiency.