Inpatient bed occupancy rate during winter influenza seasons in past decade

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Dear Hospital Authority,

I would like to obtain the numbers of average inpatient bed occupancy rate each month of all public hospitals/ clusters during the winter influenza seasons (January to March of each year) from 2007 to 2017.
And, what is the percentage of number of days that the inpatient bed occupancy rate has reached over 100% each year from 2007 to 2017?

Thank you!

Yours faithfully,
WY Lee

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Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Thank you for your application dated 16 October 2017. Please find below
the Hospital Authority’s (HA’s) response:

 

The HA does not compile the statistics you requested about inpatient bed
occupancy rate. According to paragraph 1.14 of the Code on Access to
Information, the Code does not oblige departments to create a record which
does not exist. 

 

However, relevant information can be obtained from the “Replies to initial
written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the
Estimates of Expenditure 2017-18” accessible via:

 

- Reply Serial No. FHB(H)015:
[1]http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/...

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this
reply.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

Sandy Chu (Miss)

Access to Information Officer

Hospital Authority Head Office

(Tel.: 2300 6568/2300 6555)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee WY [[2]mailto:[FOI #218 email]]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 10:12 AM
To: [3][Hospital Authority request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Inpatient bed occupancy rate
during winter influenza seasons in past decade

 

Dear Hospital Authority,

 

I would like to obtain the numbers of average inpatient bed occupancy rate
each month of all public hospitals/ clusters during the winter influenza
seasons (January to March of each year) from 2007 to 2017.

And, what is the percentage of number of days that the inpatient bed
occupancy rate has reached over 100% each year from 2007 to 2017?

 

Thank you!

 

Yours faithfully,

WY Lee

 

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