• 1. Outpatient Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 2. Business School of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
LUOLi, Email: luolicc@scu.edu.cn
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Objectives To survey the features of reservation bed and investigate the factors of hospital operation which may affect the patient loyalty of reservation bed in large general hospital. Methods All patients who reserved bed before July 2013 in hospital service center of a large general hospital were investigated by questionnaire in telephone and collected the basic data. Measurement index was designed to conclude the characteristics of patient loyalty of reservation bed in different departments. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to analyze the influence factors of patient loyalty. Results In the large general hospital, significant difference was found in patient loyalty of reservation bed in different departments. The diversity was mainly impacted by average waiting time of admission, cancelling waiting length, loyalty of patient inside the province, average length of stay, readmission rate on the day of discharge. Conclusion Large general hospital should pay more attention to dynamic monitoring and disclosure of supply and demand information of bed resources, to improve the management of beds resources and optimize reservation system, to elevate patient's loyalty of reservation bed in hospital.

Citation: SHENWen-wu, ZHUTing, ZHANGXin-li, LUOLi. A Survey on Patient Loyalty of Reservation Bed in a Large General Hospital. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(3): 253-258. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150044 Copy

  • Previous Article

    Survey on Status of the Guidance Centers for Promoting Equalization of Basic Public Health Services in Sichuan Province
  • Next Article

    Quality Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines Published in Journals of Mainland China during 2012-2013