Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Bed Capacities, Hospital
- Bed Capacity, Hospital
- Bed Size, Hospital
- Bed Sizes, Hospital
- Capacities, Hospital Bed
- Capacity, Hospital Bed
- Hospital Bed Size
- Hospital Bed Sizes
- Size, Hospital Bed
- Sizes, Hospital Bed
- Hospital Bed Capacities
- Bed Size
- Bed Sizes
- Size, Bed
- Sizes, Bed
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Aspects Covered
3 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, standards, statistics & numerical data.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific capacity; specify geographic location; do not confuse with BED OCCUPANCY which is for actual number of beds occupied
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History Note
78(75); was see under HEALTH FACILITY SIZE 1968-77
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Previous Indexing
- Health Facility Size (1968-1974)
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NLM Classification
WX 140
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Hospital Bed Capacity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006742
- Hospital Bed Capacity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70362525