In October, Peace & Prosperity Hospital reported 735 discharge days for adults a

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In October, Peace & Prosperity Hospital reported 735 discharge days for adults and children and 103 discharge days for newborns. During the month, 149 adults and children and 31 newborns were discharged. a) Calculate (round to one decimal place) the average length of stay (ALOS) for adults and children for the month of October. b) Calculate (round to one decimal place) the average length of stay (ALOS) for newborns for the month of October. c) Would you expect more variance in lenght of stay for the adult and children population or the newborn population. Explain why.

Explanation / Answer

a) ALOS for adults and children for the month of october

= 735 / 149

= 4.9

b) ALOS for newborns for the month of october

= 103 / 31

= 3.3

c) We would expect more variance in the length of stay for the adults and children population as compared to newborns because the population of adults and children covering a large age group (Typically from 1 to 60+ years) whereas population of newborns contains only newborns.

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