How Many Beds?

[StarlingHealth]

Hi everyone!

I'm a long time reader but this is my first post....Any ideas on how to find out how many beds there across all specialties of healthcare? For example, Community hospitals, long-term care, clinics, etc.?

Best,

Starling

[FLArn]

Wouldn't even know where to begin and don't know what I would do with that info if I could get it!

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Do you mean per facility? Per state? In the entire country? I imagine that would be nearly impossible to figure out, considering that the population varies so much by city and state. In some more rural states, like Maine, there are smaller hospitals, smaller LTC facilities, fewer children's units, fewer NICU's, etc because the population is lower. In California there are many more hospitals, larger LTC and SNFs, but there are also rural areas of Calfornia with smaller facilities.

Out of curiosity, why do you need this information?

[StarlingHealth]

Do you mean per facility? Per state? In the entire country? I imagine that would be nearly impossible to figure out, considering that the population varies so much by city and state. In some more rural states, like Maine, there are smaller hospitals, smaller LTC facilities, fewer children's units, fewer NICU's, etc because the population is lower. In California there are many more hospitals, larger LTC and SNFs, but there are also rural areas of Calfornia with smaller facilities.

Out of curiosity, why do you need this information?

Yes, that's certainly part of the issue that I've run into. I'm doing some research on how patient-provider communication can be streamlined from the bedside, both by empowering patients and by giving nurses some of their time back.

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Yes, that's certainly part of the issue that I've run into. I'm doing some research on how patient-provider communication can be streamlined from the bedside, both by empowering patients and by giving nurses some of their time back.

I honestly don't see how knowing how many beds there are in each specialty would help you. Perhaps you would be better off researching average nurse/patient ratios in hospitals, SNFs and LTC. It might be easier to find out what state mandated nurse/patient ratios are, as most facilities will adhere fairly closely to these.