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  • Title: [Parameters of bed occupancy of intensive care units in Hungary].
    Author: Gresz M.
    Journal: Orv Hetil; 2011 Jun 12; 152(24):946-50. PubMed ID: 21609920.
    Abstract:
    According to the Semmelweis Plan for Saving Health Care, "the capacity of the national network of intensive care units in Hungary is one but not the only bottleneck of emergency care at present". Author shows on the basis of data reported to the health insurance that not on a single calendar day more than 75% of beds in intensive care units were occupied. There were about 15 to 20 thousand sick days which could be considered unnecessary because patients occupying these beds were discharged to their homes directly from the intensive care unit. The data indicate that on the whole bed capacity is not low, only in some institutions insufficient. Thus, in order to improve emergency care in Hungary, the rearrangement of existing beds, rather than an increase of bed capacity is needed.
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