Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) — Question 86

Styles Hospital has 200 beds and 20 bassinets. In a nonleap year, Styles Hospital admitted 16, adults and children; 16,570 adults and children were discharged.
There were 1,764 live births a 1,798 newborns discharged. The bed turnover rate for Styles Hospital that year was

Answer options

• A. 82.2.
• B. 82.7.
• C. 82.9.
• D. 93.5.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The bed turnover rate is calculated by taking the total number of discharges and dividing it by the number of available beds, then multiplying by 100. In this case, with 16,570 discharges and 200 beds, the calculation leads to a turnover rate of 82.9. The other options do not accurately reflect this calculation.