This dataset provides data on the number of total hospitals beds by function of healthcare and by type of care (ie. somatic or psychiatric care).
Total hospital beds are all hospital (HP.1) beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They are the sum of the following categories:
Curative care (acute care) beds in hospitalsRehabilitative care beds in hospitalsLong-term care beds in hospitalsAll other beds in hospitals not elsewhere classifiedBed numbers according to these functional categories are also broken down between:
Somatic care beds in hospitalsPsychiatric care beds in hospitalsPlease refer to the
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