Question

A 300-bed hospital has 185 of its beds occupied on February 20. What is the daily inpatient bed occupancy percentage for February 20? (compute to one decimal place)

a) 61.7%
b) 62.0%
c) 61.3%
d) 61.0%

Answer 1

The daily inpatient bed occupancy percentage for a 300-bed hospital with 185 beds occupied on February 20 is calculated as (185/300) × 100, which equals 61.7% to one decimal place.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the daily inpatient bed occupancy percentage, we need to divide the number of occupied beds by the total number of beds and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage. In this case, there are 185 occupied beds out of 300 available beds. Thus, the calculation is as follows:

Occupancy Percentage = (Number of Occupied Beds / Total Number of Beds) × 100 = (185 / 300) × 100

Performing the calculation gives:

Occupancy Percentage = 61.666...%

To one decimal place, the daily inpatient bed occupancy percentage for February 20 is 61.7%.

Therefore, the correct answer is a) 61.7%.