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Expresses hospital bed supply per 1,000 and per 10,000 population and compares it with the OECD average.
Bed to population ratio
Beds per 1,000 = beds / population x 1000
Not necessarily. Shorter stays, day surgery and strong community services reduce the beds a system needs.
Curative care beds are the usual OECD definition, excluding long-term care and some rehabilitation beds.