hosp occ

Research published in Health Affairs, based on data from Denmark, finds that hospital occupancy rates above 85% are associated with worsening mortality, as is being admitted outside of normal business hours or on weekends.  It is not clear, however, that there is a causative effect.  It would seem more likely that there would be one in the case of admissions outside normal hours, but high occupancy rates seem less likely to be causative of greater mortality.