Hospital Bed Capacity (definition)

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Definition: The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.

GEN or unspecified; prefer specific capacity; specify geog; do not confuse with BED OCCUPANCY which is for actual no. of beds occupied; DF: HOSP BED CAPAC
See Also Bed Occupancy
Examples Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over

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