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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities

Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Education, Health and Culture
Category Health
KPI Name In-Patient Hospital Beds
KPI No. SC: EH: H: 4A Type: Advanced Type: Structural

Definition / Number of in-patient public hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants.
Description

Rationale / The number of in-patient public hospital beds is one of the few available indicators
Interpretation / which monitor the level of a health service delivery. Service delivery is an important
Benchmarking part of health systems, and in-patient public hospital bed density is one of the few
indicators that can be collected worldwide. (WHO 2006)
Hospital beds shall include in-patient and maternity beds. This shall include beds in
wards which are closed for reasons such as lack of health staff, and building works.
It shall also include beds for patients admitted who require continual assistance,
incubators and specialized care. It may not include day care beds, pre-anaesthesia
beds, wake-up beds, beds for members of a patient’s family, and beds for hospital
staff. (ISO 37120 2014)
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An in- patient is someone who is formally admitted (or ‘hospitalised’) to an
institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night in the
hospital or other institutions providing in-patient care.
A higher value should be pursued based on health and economic factors.
An increasing trend is considered positive.
Source(s) OECD. Glossary of Statistical Terms. Retrieved from
<https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=1364>
ISO 37120:2014. Sustainable development of communities -- Indicators for city
services and quality of life.
World Health Statistics. 2006. Retrieved from
<http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat2006/en/>
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Total number of in-patient hospital beds (public and private).
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Denominator: One 100,000 of the city’s population.
Unit Number / 100,000 inhabitants.

Data Sources / Data can be collected from local health departments or from hospital facility
Relevant records or hospital surveys.
Databases
SDG Reference(s) SDG Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk
protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe,
effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

2 Formal admission is based on whether the patient is treated by a doctor or by other medical staff in the facility. Only
patients of doctors are formally admitted into the hospital patient registry. Other individuals whose cases are dealt
with by other medical personnel (including, nurses, paramedics, etc.) are not considered patients of the hospitals and
records of their visit are not retained beyond a period of 1-2 years. Additionally, outpatient consultations with doctors
at a hospital or clinic do not constitute formal admission. However, records of these outpatient visits are kept in the
hospital registry for the full retention period (based on the country’s laws).

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