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Hospital Bed Capacity and Discharge Planning Optimisation

Help hospital managers ease congestion by managing bed capacity and discharge planning more effectively. The programme covers capacity forecasting, admission and discharge coordination, delayed discharge management and links to community and home based care. Participants work through capacity dashboards and discharge scenarios common in overstretched African hospitals.

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What you will be able to do

  • Forecast bed demand across admission sources and seasonal patterns.
  • Coordinate admissions, transfers and discharges to smooth patient flow.
  • Identify and resolve the causes of delayed discharges.
  • Establish discharge planning that begins at the point of admission.
  • Link hospital discharge to community and home based care services.
  • Use capacity indicators to guide daily operational decisions.

Course outline

  1. 01Understanding Bed Capacity and Patient Flow
  2. 02Demand Forecasting and Capacity Planning
  3. 03Admission and Discharge Coordination
  4. 04Managing Delayed Discharges
  5. 05Discharge Planning from Admission
  6. 06Linking to Community and Home Based Care

Who should attend

This course is designed for hospital operations managers, bed managers, nursing unit managers and patient flow coordinators.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
3 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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