"Bed Occupancy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A measure of inpatient health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D001509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Bed Occupancy- Bed Occupancy
- Bed Occupancies
- Occupancies, Bed
- Occupancy, Bed
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bed Occupancy" by people in Profiles.
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An association between occupancy rates in the emergency department and rates of violence toward staff. J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct; 43(4):736-44.
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An integrated approach to emergency psychiatric care. New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1995; (67):33-42.
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Descriptive analysis of critical care units in the United States: patient characteristics and intensive care unit utilization. Crit Care Med. 1993 Feb; 21(2):279-91.