NAVY - BUMED 6321.3B
(BUMED-M31) BED CAPACITY
Organization: | NAVY |
Publication Date: | 15 November 2016 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 7 |
scope:
This instruction applies to all Navy Medicine (NAVMED) MTFs providing inpatient clinical services.
Purpose.
To provide guidance in calculating, reporting, and monitoring bed capacity for inpatient services at Navy medical treatment facilities (MTF). To implement reference (a) by planning for hospital readiness to support patient movement, hospital destination, and bed availability. To develop a standardized and uniform method and process for collecting data on bed capacity. To ensure effective resource utilization. To assess capabilities and be responsive to emergent military requirements for patient evacuation, bed availability, and hospital designation per reference (b).