Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the input and output variables
From: Improving public hospital efficiency and fiscal space implications: the case of Mauritius
Variable | Average value, annually | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of beds | 3216 | 438 | 2260 | 3699 |
Number of doctors | 984. | 170 | 808 | 1514 |
Number of nurses | 3184 | 278 | 3051 | 4016 |
Number of non medical staff | 3216 | 438.1 | 2560 | 3699 |
Number of outpatients | 1,453,652 | 98,042 | 1,198,329 | 1,604,317 |
Number of inpatients | 187,396 | 20,767 | 151,520 | 212,520 |
Average length of stay | 3.08 | .32 | 2.6 | 3.58 |
Number of hospital days | 638,256 | 60,326 | 563,386 | 735,385 |
Bed occupancy rate | 0.8155 | 0.0480 | 0.7565 | 0.9214 |