A hospitalar census was made in the City of Salvador to obtain the necessary data about the availability and utilization of hospital beds, and hospitalar morbidity. A precoced questionary for every single hospital in Salvador was filled out at a randon date. The questionaries were analysed and the following was discussed based on a computed data: availability and utilization of beds; distribution of beds by specialities; auxiliary services and their adequacy; individual characteristics of patients; payment of hospital services; hospitalar morbidity. The conclusion is that this kind of study supplies useful data for health planning and its wide application was recommended.
Hospital care; Morbidity; Survey
