Southern District Health Board
Dunedin Hospital
201 Great King Street
Private Bag 1921
DUNEDIN 9054
Chief Executive Officer
Phone 03-476 9456 Fax 03-476 9450
16 November 2020
D Griffiths
Email
: [FYI request #13948 email] Dear D Griffiths
Re:
Official Information Act Request (OIA 2041)
I refer to your Official Information Act request, received via transfer from the Ministry of Health, on 29
October 2020 in which you specifically requested the following:
1. What is the maximum bed occupancy in ICU (intensive care units).
The maximum bed occupancy for Dunedin ICU is 12 patients and the maximum bed occupancy for
Invercargill ICU is 6 patients.
2.
What has been the bed occupancy rate (% of beds occupied in ICUs) by week /
month (which ever time period data is available) for the period 15th March 2020 to 1st October 2020. Below is a table that represents the percent occupancy at 8:00 am each day averaged across the
weeks:
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