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Hospital Bed Capacity

Medical Definition:	The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specific capacity; specify geog; do not confuse with BED OCCUPANCY which is for actual no. of beds occupied; DF: HOSP BED CAPAC
Also Called:	Bed Size
Previously Indexed:	Health Facility Size (1968-1974)

Hospital Bed Capacity Categories.

	Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299
	Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499
	Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
	Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100

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