Published on in Vol 23, No 8 (2021): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27163, first published .
Variation of Daily Care Demand in Swiss General Hospitals: Longitudinal Study on Capacity Utilization, Patient Turnover and Clinical Complexity Levels

Variation of Daily Care Demand in Swiss General Hospitals: Longitudinal Study on Capacity Utilization, Patient Turnover and Clinical Complexity Levels

Variation of Daily Care Demand in Swiss General Hospitals: Longitudinal Study on Capacity Utilization, Patient Turnover and Clinical Complexity Levels

Narayan Sharma   1 , MSc ;   René Schwendimann   1, 2 , PhD ;   Olga Endrich   3 , MD ;   Dietmar Ausserhofer   1, 4 , PhD ;   Michael Simon   1, 5 , PhD

1 Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2 Patient Safety Office, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

3 Directorate of Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

4 College of Health-Care Professions Claudiana, Bozen, Italy

5 Nursing Research Unit, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Michael Simon, PhD
  • Institute of Nursing Science
  • Department Public Health
  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
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  • Basel, 4056
  • Switzerland
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  • Email: m.simon@unibas.ch