Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-315 Rzeszow, Poland.
Faculty of Health Science, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 28;19(9):5349. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095349.
An efficient health care system combines maximum accessibility with high-quality treatments, as well as cost optimization of individual health care facilities throughout the entire system. In hospitals, the critical element is the number of beds within individual wards, which generates costs and, at the same time, affects the capacity to serve patients. The aim of this article is to discuss the restructuring and optimization of hospital bed occupancy in a healthcare facility in the Podkarpackie voivodeship. The analysis covers the years 1999-2018. In the indicated period, the analyzed healthcare institution restructured the number of beds based on a forecast of the demand for services, which resulted in positive cost effects, without limiting patients' access to diagnostic and therapeutic care. The analyzed facility took part in a common trend of optimizing cost-effectiveness and efficiency of hospital operations in Poland.
一个高效的医疗保健系统将最大程度的可及性与高质量的治疗相结合，并优化整个系统中各个医疗机构的成本。在医院中，关键因素是各个病房的床位数量，它会产生成本，同时也会影响为患者提供服务的能力。本文的目的是讨论在波德拉谢省的一家医疗机构中对医院床位入住率进行重组和优化。该分析涵盖了 1999 年至 2018 年。在指定期间，分析的医疗机构根据对服务需求的预测对床位数量进行了重组，这带来了积极的成本效益，而没有限制患者获得诊断和治疗护理的机会。分析的医疗机构参与了波兰优化医院运营成本效益和效率的共同趋势。
