Survey on hospital care and hospitalar morbidity in the county of Salvador, Bahia - Brazil

Authors

  • Celso Pugliese Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Sebastião Loureiro Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Antônio Carlos Silva Santos Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Harley Pinheiro Padilha Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Joselita Macêdo Souza Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Inis Lessa Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Geraldo Serra Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • José Codes Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Célia Netto Dias Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • José Duarte de Araújo Universidade Federal da Bahia; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100001

Keywords:

Hospital care, Morbidity^i2^shospi, Survey^i2^shospi

Abstract

A hospitalar census was made in the City of Salvador to obtain the necessary data about the availability and utilization of hospital beds, and hospitalar morbidity. A precoced questionary for every single hospital in Salvador was filled out at a randon date. The questionaries were analysed and the following was discussed based on a computed data: availability and utilization of beds; distribution of beds by specialities; auxiliary services and their adequacy; individual characteristics of patients; payment of hospital services; hospitalar morbidity. The conclusion is that this kind of study supplies useful data for health planning and its wide application was recommended.

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Published

1971-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1971)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Pugliese, C., Loureiro, S., Santos, A. C. S., Padilha, H. P., Souza, J. M., Lessa, I., Serra, G., Codes, J., Dias, C. N., & Araújo, J. D. de. (1971). Survey on hospital care and hospitalar morbidity in the county of Salvador, Bahia - Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 5(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100001