A hospital has always some beds vacant for emergency, isolation, emergency etc. These vacant beds are known as:: (A) Essential bed space, (B) Mandatory bed space, (C) Dead bed space, (D) None of the above
Answer is C. 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.