Hospitals With Occupancy Rate for COVID-19 Patients in ICU Licensed Beds Above 60%
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Health System Performance Assessment
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Capacity
Defining Attributes
Definition
The share of hospitals with occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in ICU (intensive care unit) licensed beds above 60%.
Numerator
Number of hospitals where occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in (open) licensed beds > 60%.
Denominator
Number of general hospitals with ICU licensed beds.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By ICU bed type (open licensed, licensed), region (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels) and province.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Surveys
Data Collection Methods
FPS Public Health (Incident Crisis Management System (ICMS))12 and Sciensano (Hospital Surge Capacity Survey)
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Performance of the Belgian Health System annual report
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025