What does LOPS stand for?

For example: * Olympia quickly renegotiated vendor contracts, while Brotman only got around to renegotiating some of its contracts after filing for bankruptcy; * Both hospitals focused on reducing the length of patient stays, though Brotman's push came later; * Brotman had to deal with more high-cost union contracts, which took time to renegotiate; * As a larger, older facility, Brotman had to spend more on deferred maintenance.

As bed numbers have fallen, so has length of patient stay - from an average 9.

Length of stay You are likely to have at your finger tips both the exact financial figures associated with last year's length of patient stay [LOS] and the percent of nursing turnover you experienced last year.

08 million, patient admissions decreased by 5%, hospital stay decreased by 36%, the average length of patient stay decreased by 33%, and the number of inpatient surgical procedures decreased by 27%.

But equally significant are details on average census, length of patient stays, and transfer data.

Average length of patient stay was up for the second straight year after hitting rock bottom in 1986.

Bon Secours also announced an expanded collaboration with GE that is projected to produce significant additional savings for the health system over the next three years through an expected increase in the number of patients treated in operating and emergency rooms, a decrease in the length of patient stays and a reduction in unnecessary spending on equipment and supplies.

According to the Department of Health, West Midland hospitals could save pounds 84,103,000 by reducing the length of patient stays.