Acute care hospital beds, surgical group of specialties

Austria

Data include the total of beds in acute care (short-stay) hospitals according the the definition but
excluding paediatric surgery. See also indicator 992760

Belgium

Source: Federal Public Service of Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Health Care
Facilities Organisation (DGI).

Cyprus

General hospitals, public sector only. Up to 2005, cardiology beds were included as then could not
be disaggregated from intensive care beds. From 2006 and on, the cardiology beds have been excluded
for the calculation of this indicator.

Czechia

From the year 2000, data includes all establishments from all sectors (Ministries of Internal
Affairs, of Transport, of Justice and of Education).
Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of CR (IHIS CR).

Denmark

Source: The Danish Medical Association.
Surgical group of specialties includes: general surgery, surgery of the blood bessels, surgical
gastroenterology, thoragical surgery, plastic surgery, urology, neorological surgery, orthopaedic
surgery, ophthalmology, oto-, rhino-, laryngology, odontology and anaesthesiology.

Estonia

See indicator 275205.

Finland

Number of hospital beds is estimated using the Hospital Discharge Register, THL (National Institute
for Health and Welfare).

Germany

Included are all beds in acute care hospitals for clinical specialities \surgery\" (e.g. general

Greece

Including all types of surgery.

Hungary

Source: GYOGYINFOK (Health Care Information Center).
Data refer to beds available on 31 December.

Ireland

Source: Health Service Executive. For data up to and including 2005, source is Department of Health
and Children. Up to and including 1996 figures refer to beds, excluding day beds, in publicly funded
acute hospitals where the average length of stay in 18 days or less. From 1997 figures refer to beds
in Health Service Executive network hospitals only. Beds in private hospitals are not included.

Israel

Licensed inpatient beds at end of year. Includes general intensive care, general surgery,
orthopaedics, neurosurgery, cardio-respiratory surgery, cardiovascular surgery, plastic surgery and
oral surgery. Source: Department of Health Information, Ministry of Health.

Italy

Source: Ministry of Health, Health Information System. Data refer to public and private hospitals
including private hospitals not accredited by the National Health Service (see indicator 992760).

Latvia

Since 2000 the data corresponds to mid-year estimates. Before 2000 - end-of-year estimates.
Since 2000 the data corresonds to mid-year estimates. Before 2000 it is end-of-year estimates.

Lithuania

Source: LHIC annual report data

North Macedonia

Source: Institute for Public Health (IPH).

Norway

December 2001: Includes general surgery, neurological surgery, plastic surgery, oral surgery,
gastrointestinal surgery, orthopedic surgery, thoracic surgery, urological surgery, other surgical
departments.

Poland

Beds in military and police hospitals are not included. Source: Ministry of Health.

Spain

Includes general surgery and surgical specialities like gastroenterology surgery, ophthalmology,
oto-rhino-laringology, urology, neurological surgery, plastic surgery, other types of surgery and
intensive care. Number of available general hospitals plus other available hospitals with average
length of stay of 30 or less days.
Source to 1996: National Statistics Institute and Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs.
Statistics on Health Establishments Providing Inpatient Care. Source from 1996:Ministry of Health
and Consumer Affairs (www.msc.es/)

Ukraine

Included only beds in public hospitals under Ministry of Health at the end of the year for the
treatment of adults and children.
Source: Centre of Health Statistics, Ministry of Health.