Beds maternity assessment
What is a maternity assessment bed¶
A maternity assessment bed is a hospital bed used for the assessment, monitoring, and short-term care of pregnant or postnatal patients requiring evaluation before admission, transfer, or discharge decisions are made.
Capacity outputs¶
- MATERNITY_ASSESSMENT_BEDS
Conversion archetype¶
- recovery occupancy — FRM_RECOVERY_OCCUPANCY
Operational constraint¶
- Temporary occupancy with intra-day turnover
Activity classification logic¶
Maternity assessment activity is defined as zero-day maternity spells without a recorded birth event. Zero-day admissions require special treatment as these admissions don't generate overnight bed-days.
| Subgroup | Classification IDs |
|---|---|
| all groups | CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_ZERO_DAY, CLASS_NO_BIRTH_FLAG |
Workload derivation¶
Primary workload object: occupancy hours
\[\text{occupancy hours} = \text{zero day spells} \times \text{zero day LOS hours}\]
Equivalent to converting fractional zero-day bed-days back into hours.
Capacity conversion¶
\[\text{required maternity assessment beds} = \frac{\text{occupancy hours}} {\text{annual operational hours} \times \text{occupancy}}\]
Assumptions¶
| Subgroup | Assumption | Category | Assumption ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| all groups | zero day LOS | workload | MATERNITY_ASSESSMENT_ZERO_DAY_LOS |
| all groups | occupancy | operational | MATERNITY_ASSESSMENT_OCC |
| all groups | annual operational hours | operational | MATERNITY_ASSESSMENT_ANNUAL_OPERATIONAL_HOURS |
Known issues / limitations¶
Dependencies¶
- No dependencies.