See: bed count .
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Bed capacity, expanded
Space that is available for patient beds in addition to the number of beds that can be occupied in hospital units.
Bed conversion
Changing a bed assigned for one type of care to a bed designated for another type of care such as converting an acute-care bed to a long-term care bed. See also swing bed .
Bed count
Total number of beds maintained by a hospital or inpatient health facility for a designated patient population. Also called bed capacity or bed size .
Bed day, inpatient
Day spent by a patient in an available bed at the hour (midnight) census is taken in the hospital, excluding bassinet days. This includes the patients admitted and discharged for same-day surgeries.
Bed days per 1000 (bed days/1000)
See: days per thousand (DPT) .
Bed Days/1,000, Health
The number of inpatient hospital days per 1,000 members of the health plan.
Bed size
See: bed count .
Bed, available
Vacant, accessible bed that is obtainable to a patient.
Bed, occupied by transient patient
Hospital bed assigned as of midnight to a patient who is to be moved between medical facilities and who stops to stay over while en route to his or her destination before reaching the next facility.