Valley Hospital measures the in-patient occupancy of the hospital by determining the number of patient days divided by the number of available bed days in the hospital for a time period. The following in-patient data are available for the months of April, May, and June:                                                           April           May               JuneAdmitted patients 1,                          440 1,        860 2,             250 Average length of stay per patient    4.0 days     3.5 days         3.0 daysThe hospital has 200 rooms. One hundred rooms are private and have a single bed per room. The other 100 rooms are semi-private with two beds per room. a. Determine the number of in-patient days for each month.b. Determine the available bed days rate for each month.c. Determine the occupancy rate for each month.d. Interpret the results in (c).

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Valley Hospital measures the in-patient occupancy of the hospital by determining the number of
patient days divided by the number of available bed days in the hospital for a time period. The
following in-patient data are available for the months of April, May, and June:
                                                           April           May               June
Admitted patients 1,                          440 1,        860 2,             250
Average length of stay per patient    4.0 days     3.5 days         3.0 days
The hospital has 200 rooms. One hundred rooms are private and have a single bed per room.
The other 100 rooms are semi-private with two beds per room.
a. Determine the number of in-patient days for each month.
b. Determine the available bed days rate for each month.
c. Determine the occupancy rate for each month.
d. Interpret the results in (c).

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