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 Period of hospitalisation (Day) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership
Characteristic Description
Name Period of hospitalisation (Day) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2013
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
Concepts
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment that provides curative and rehabilitation health care in inpatient and outpatient services, which may collaborate in the prevention of diseases, teaching and scientific research.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • INPATIENT BED-DAYS:  Total days used by all patients hospitalized in the various services of a health establishment in a reference period, except for the days of discharge of the same patients of that health establishment.
Measure unit (symbol) Day (Day)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 17/05/2024


information presented in 17/7/2024