This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Indicators of Health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
For optimum utilization of health services in a hospital, Bed turnover interval should always be 
Select and explain. 
A. Slightly positive, B. Largely positive, C. Slightly negative, D. Largely negative
A: Slightly positive
Answer: A: Slightly positive 
Explanation: Ans. (a) Slightly positive* Bed turn over interval: Amount of time beds at hospital are unoccupied until next patients' admission following a patients' discharge- Negative values: Indicate over 100% occupancy, scarcity of beds, over-utilization of services- Positive values: Indicate vacant beds, underutilization of services due to defective admission process or poor quality medical care- Slight positive values: Indicate optimum utilization of services