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Divides occupied bed days by the available bed days in the period to give the occupancy rate, with the average number of beds free.
Bed occupancy
Occupancy (%) = occupied bed days / (available beds x days in period) x 100
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
Sustained occupancy above about 85% is widely associated with rising delays and infection risk.
Only if the local definition counts them; most bed day definitions use midnight census counts.