Trends in the Number of Hospital Beds and Patient Turnover in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Hungary Between 2003 and 2023
Author(s)
Luca Kovács, BSc1, István Ágoston, JD, PhD2, Imre Boncz, MSc, PhD, MD1, Tímea Csákvári, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Zsuzsanna Kívés, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Róbert Pónusz, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Luca Fanni Kajos, BSc, MSc, PhD1, Diána Elmer, BSc, MSc, PhD1.
1Institute for Health Insurance, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2Institution of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
1Institute for Health Insurance, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 2Institution of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to analyze the changes in the number of hospital beds and patient turnover in obstetrics and gynaecology in Hungary between 2003-2023.
METHODS: Data were obtained for the period 2003-2023 from the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund Administration’s (NHIFA) database on the number of beds and patient turnover for the obstetrics-gynecology profession for the following indicators: number of hospital beds in operation each year, number of discharged patients, number of day care cases, number of completed days of care, average length of stay and bed occupancy. Each healthcare institution was grouped by type of institution and examined excluding day care beds. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used.
RESULTS: In Hungary, the number of hospital beds decreased by 39%, the number of discharged patients by 34%, the number of days of care by 54% and bed occupancy by 17% between 2003 and 2023. In contrast, the number of day care cases increased by 113%. In 2023, the average number of obstetric and gynaecology hospital beds per one hospital ward was 32.32±40.78; the average number of patients discharged was 2,183.10±2,725.72; the average number of day care cases was 704.45±847.08; the average number of days of care provided was 6,777.10±8,779.81 and the average bed occupancy was 56.83%. When examined by type of institution, the largest differences in 2023 were for city hospitals in the number of patients discharged (5.24-fold), days of care completed (7.06-fold) and bed occupancy (91.23%); for county hospitals in the number of beds (4.08-fold) and for national institutions in the number of day cases (58-fold).
CONCLUSIONS: In Hungary, the number of hospital beds and their utilization, with the exception of one-day cases, show a decreasing trend in obstetrics and gynaecology. There are significant differences between types of institutions.
METHODS: Data were obtained for the period 2003-2023 from the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund Administration’s (NHIFA) database on the number of beds and patient turnover for the obstetrics-gynecology profession for the following indicators: number of hospital beds in operation each year, number of discharged patients, number of day care cases, number of completed days of care, average length of stay and bed occupancy. Each healthcare institution was grouped by type of institution and examined excluding day care beds. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used.
RESULTS: In Hungary, the number of hospital beds decreased by 39%, the number of discharged patients by 34%, the number of days of care by 54% and bed occupancy by 17% between 2003 and 2023. In contrast, the number of day care cases increased by 113%. In 2023, the average number of obstetric and gynaecology hospital beds per one hospital ward was 32.32±40.78; the average number of patients discharged was 2,183.10±2,725.72; the average number of day care cases was 704.45±847.08; the average number of days of care provided was 6,777.10±8,779.81 and the average bed occupancy was 56.83%. When examined by type of institution, the largest differences in 2023 were for city hospitals in the number of patients discharged (5.24-fold), days of care completed (7.06-fold) and bed occupancy (91.23%); for county hospitals in the number of beds (4.08-fold) and for national institutions in the number of day cases (58-fold).
CONCLUSIONS: In Hungary, the number of hospital beds and their utilization, with the exception of one-day cases, show a decreasing trend in obstetrics and gynaecology. There are significant differences between types of institutions.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2025-11, ISPOR Europe 2025, Glasgow, Scotland
Value in Health, Volume 28, Issue S2
Code
EPH264
Topic
Epidemiology & Public Health, Health Policy & Regulatory, Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Public Health
Disease
No Additional Disease & Conditions/Specialized Treatment Areas