OBJECTIVES : Bed occupancy, Case-Mix Index (CMI) are considered as essential indicators in assessing the quality of health care systems on the international level. The aim of the research was to analyse the public-financed Hungarian health care system and the university’s clinical centres in light of the above-mentioned indicators between the 2014-2018 period.

METHODS : The study database included the public-financed number of cases and DRG cost-weights, the number of days spent in hospital in Hungarian health care system (inpatient, chronic, one-day, and emergency patient care) between 2014-2018. Data were analysed from the viewpoint of national and also from the level of university clinical centres. The study database was provided by the National Health Insurance Fund Administration of Hungary.

RESULTS : The average bed occupancy rate was 74.56% in public-funded Hungarian health care services. The bed occupancy was the highest in 2014 (76.34%), while the lowest was in 2018 (72.65%). The bed occupancy among university clinical centres was below the national average. The lowest was measured in University of Szeged (64.42%), and the highest in Semmelweis University (73.14%). The mean of CMI was 0.94 in Hungary during the analysed period, at the same time the CMI in each university clinical centres has exceeded the national mean. The CMI was the highest in University of Debrecen (1.38), while the lowest was in University of Szeged (1.19).

CONCLUSIONS : The value of all analysed indicators has been changing during the study period both at national and at the level of universities as well. While bed occupancy rate was more advantageous at the national level then among the universities, the value of the CMI were much more promising among universities.