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A hospital has always some beds vacant for emergency, isolation, emergency etc. These vacant beds are known as:
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The correct answer is  A hospital has always some beds vacant for emergency, isolation, emergency etc. These vacant beds are known as dead bed space. This accounts for around 15 to 20%. Ref: Textbook of community medicine, S. Lal, 3rd edition pg: 686.