A modular approach to forecasting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy

Monitoring the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital beds was a critical component of Australia's real-time surveillance strategy for the disease. From 2021 to 2023, we produced short-term forecasts of bed occupancy to support public health decision-making.

Citation:
Tobin RJ, Walker CR, Moss R, ……. Shearer FM. A modular approach to forecasting COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy. Commun Med. 2025;5(1).

Keywords:
Public health; covid-19; bed availability

Abstract:
Monitoring the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital beds was a critical component of Australia's real-time surveillance strategy for the disease. From 2021 to 2023, we produced short-term forecasts of bed occupancy to support public health decision-making.