Vahid Riahi, Justin R. Boyle, Hwan-Jin Yoon, Hamed Hassanzadeh, Ibrahima Diouf, Sankalp Khanna, A. Staib, Mahnaz Samadbeik, Clair Sullivan, E. Bosley, James F Lind
2026.2.1MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
tlooto Summary
To evaluate the effect of hospital occupancy levels on inpatient and emergency department flow rates, ED length of stay and access block, and identify critical occupancy thresholds above which patient flow deteriorates, a database of hospital occupancy levels is analyzed.
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of hospital occupancy levels on inpatient and emergency department (ED) flow rates, ED length of stay (ED) and access block, and identify critical occupancy thresholds above which patient flow deteriorates.
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RIAHI, Vahid, et al. The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: A 25‐hospital cohort study. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 2026, 224(2): e70143.