Over Census at Midnight
Percent of nights where ICU is at or over census
| Indicators | |
| Indicator: | Over Census at Midnight |
| Created/Raw: | Created |
| Program: | Critical Care |
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| Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report |
Usually used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by day/month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital.
QI domain
- Timely
Significance
This measure captures the proportion of time where the ICU is functioning at or over capacity with respect to ICU beds. High occupancy indicates lack of critical care capacity or challenges with patient flow. A unit that has all their beds occupied will have difficulties admitting new patients in a timely fashion.
Sampling Plan / Procedure
Inclusion Criteria
All admissions - refer Definition of a Critical Care Laptop Admission - and occupying a bed at midnight 00:00
- following Definition 3 of Bed occupancy
Exclusion Criteria
none
Frequency
Monthly, quarterly or yearly based on calendar dates
Definition and Derivation
- Daily night over census = 1 if the number of bed census at midnight >= Funded Beds. Otherwise, zero.
- Total the nights over census in a given time frame and/or location
- Percent of nights over census over the total calendar days in a given time
Numerator
Num = Sum of Daily night over census in a given period
Denominator
Denom = Number of calendar days on the same period
Formula
Percent of nights over census = Num / Denom
Data Sources
SAS Program
S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\all_bed_occupancy.sas
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