Table 2.

The features of four zones in the Pabon Lasso graph

Zone 1: Low BOR and BTR and high ALoS (the supply of bed exceeds the demand. The performance of the hospital is poor)

Zone 2: Low BOR and ALoS and high BTR (represents unnecessary hospitalizations and extra bed capacity in hospitals)

Zone 3: High BOR and BTR and low ALoS (hospitals have appropriate efficiency though minimum number of beds have used)

Zone 4: Low BTR and ALoS and high BOR (represents long-term hospitalizations and underutilization of outpatient facilitates and imposes high costs)

ALoS=Average length of stay, BOR=Bed occupancy ratio, BTR=Bed turnover rate