Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States,
Other hospital beds

All other beds in hospitals (HP.1) not elsewhere classified.

Inclusion:
- Beds for rehabilitation (HC.2).

Sources and Methods

Australia

* Data not available.

Austria

Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Familie und Jugend).

Belgium

Federal Public Service – Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, DG1, Data management.
* The data refers to the number of available beds on the 1st of January.
* The following institutions are excluded: military hospitals and medical centres, prison health services, sanatoriums, accommodation for handicapped and old peoples' homes, and rest homes or homes offering medical care.
* Authorised beds are beds which have been budgeted for and installed in compliance with official standards.
* Beds indexes included in the calculation are:
(S) specialisation
(S1) cardio-pulmonary affections
(S2) affection of locomotive apparatus and
(S3) neurological affections.
There was an increase of these beds in 1995.

Canada

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian MIS Database, 1995/96-2006/07.
* Beds in rehabilitation hospitals are shown, rather than beds in rehabilitation departments of all hospitals.
* Excludes beds in rehabilitation departments of general hospitals.    
  
Czech Republic

Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic. National Health Information System (survey on bed resources of health establishments and its exploitation).
* Other beds encompass those in Institutes for TB & respiratory diseases, Rehabilitation institutes and Other specialized therapeutic institutes.

Denmark

* Data not available.

Finland

* Data not available.

France          

Ministère de la Santé, de la Jeunesse et des Sports - Direction de la Recherche, des Études, de l’Évaluation et des Statistiques (DREES). Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de santé publics et privés (SAE). See http://www.sae-diffusion.sante.gouv.fr/Collecte_2007/ and www.sante.gouv.fr/drees/seriestat/pdf/seriestat27.pdf.
* These beds are for the rehabilitation of patients able to recover an autonomous life. Patients stay on average forty days. Data includes establishments engaged in medical cure, convalescence, functional rehabilitation, post-treatment.

Germany

Federal Statistical Office, Hospital statistics - basic data, Fachserie 12, Reihe 6.1.2 . (visit http://www.destatis.de or http://www.gbe-bund.de)
* Other hospital beds include beds in prevention and rehabilitation homes (HP1.3) in all sectors (public, not-for-profit and private).
* Beds in general hospitals, mental health hospitals and beds in long-term nursing care facilities are excluded.

Greece          

* Data not available.

Hungary

GYÓGYINFOK (Health Care Information Center of Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs). www.gyogyinfok.hu.
* Other hospital beds on December 31, include rehabilitation, chronic psychiatric beds.

Iceland

* Data not available.

Ireland

* Up to 2005 source is Department of Health and Children.
* From 2006 source is Health Service Executive, which refers to beds in non-acute hospitals not included elsewhere.

Italy  

* Source: Ministry of Health - Health Information System.
http://www.ministerosalute.it/servizio/sezSis.jsp?label=ssn.
* Coverage: all public, not for-profit and private hospitals are registered.
* All other beds in hospitals (HP.1) not elsewhere classified.
* Inclusion: beds for rehabilitation (HC.2).
* Periodicity: yearly.
        
Japan

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Survey of Medical Care Institutions", "Hospital Reports".
* The data for “other hospital beds” refers to beds for tuberculosis.

Korea          

Ministry of Health and Welfare, Yearbook of Health and Welfare Statistics.
* As of December 31.

Luxembourg

National Health Insurance (CNS).
* Data included in the budget.
* Note that on January 1st, 2009 the Union of Sickness Funds changed its denomination to « National Health Insurance ».
* Included are rehabilitation and functional readaptation beds, geriatric rehabilitation and convalescence beds.
* A series complying with the OECD’s request concerning other beds is only possible from 2004. The data presented refers to functional rehabilitation and readjustment and to geriatric rehabilitation beds in general hospitals (HP.1.1) and in specialised establishments which provide rehabilitative care (HP.1.3).
* The comment on day patients is still valid; it is not possible to exclude the data presented.

Mexico          

* Data not available.

Netherlands

Prismant surveys of hospitals.
* Other hospital beds are beds in rehabilitation and specialised hospitals.

New Zealand

* Data not available.

Norway          

* Data not available.

Poland

Central Statistical Office, Statistical Yearbook.
* From 2003 onwards, other beds comprise beds for rehabilitation (HC.2) in sanatoria and rehabilitation sanatoria including, data from the Ministry of the Interior and Administration.

Portugal

National Statistical Institute – Health Statistics (published annually).
* A specific questionnaire is addressed to all kinds of institutions with in-patient care.

Slovak Republic

National Health Information Center (NHIC).
Other hospital beds = number of beds in specialized units: rehabilitative care, balneology, physiatrics.

Spain

Since 1996: Statistics on Health Establishments Providing Inpatient Care, provided by Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. http://www.msc.es/estadEstudios/estadisticas/estHospiInternado/inforAnual/home.htm.
         
Sweden          

* Data not available.

Switzerland

* Data not available.

Turkey          

* Data not available.

United Kingdom

* Calculated by The Information Centre for Health and Social Care (http://www.ic.nhs.uk) for UK using data from:
England - NHS beds Department of Health (DH) (http://www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/data_requests/beds_open_overnight.htm);
Northern Ireland - the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/index/stats_research/stats-pubs/stats-hospital_community_statistics.htmstats-hospital_community_statistics#hospital);
Scotland - Information Services Division NHS Scotland (http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/information-and-statistics.jsp?pContentID=3426&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&);
Wales - Health Service for Wales (HSW) (http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/index.htm).
* Data cover non-private beds only.
* From 2000 “acute care” beds in England includes "long-term care" and "other" beds.
* Data are for financial years (1-April to 31-March). Data for e.g. financial year 2005/06 are presented as 2005.
* Northern Ireland - Other beds cover Rehabilitation beds and healthy babies (obstetrics and paediatrics). Cots for healthy infants cannot be excluded from Northern Ireland figures.

United States

American Hospital Association (AHA), AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals Database. Unpublished data. Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
Coverage: AHA-registered and non-registered hospitals in the United States. U.S. hospitals located outside the United States are excluded.
Periodicity: Data collected annually.
Deviation from the definition: Data matches OECD definition:
* Other hospital beds include all AHA registered facility beds not elsewhere classified. Estimates include both short term and long term care facilities.
* United States estimates do not include day care beds. United States estimates refer to beds maintained (i.e. open and ready-to-receive patients).
Deviation from the calculation method: Calculation methods match OECD definition.
Break in time series: No breaks in time series.

                                                                     
Source OECD HEALTH DATA 2009, November 09Last update: 06/16/2009