title: An evaluation of bed management in a rural hospital adjacent to Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal.
abstract: Bed management is one of the important activities for efficient hospital management. The present study on evaluation of bed management in a rural hospital revealed that the total bed capacity could not be utilised. The turnover rate, turnover interval, bed occupancy rate and average length of stay were closely corroborating.
authors.affiliation: Naxalbari Rural Hospital.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000458:organization & administration*