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Cost and Capacity Issues in Small Hospital Departments, Difficulties in Estimating Future Demand, the Impact of Seasonality, and the Cost Reduction (If Any) from Reducing Length of Stay

2026-01-06

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Queuing theory and the Erlang equation are directly applicable to small hospital departments such as maternity and pediatrics. Bed capacity tables can be easily generated linking annual births/admissions to the required available beds, using expected births/admissions and length of stay (LOS). Two bed calculators are provided. For example, in maternity the total bed days includes any admissions during pregnancy an...

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8acde92a-8557-59ad-85f7-c4cf995df354
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10.20944/preprints202601.0220.v1
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