The East Memorial Hospital measures occupancy using the number of patient beds used during a month. Patient data for the months of January, February, and March are as follow:

*Assume February has 28 days.
East Memorial Hospital has 1,000 rooms, which includes 200 private rooms with one bed and 800 semi-private rooms with two beds.
1. Determine the number of patient beds used for each month.
2. Determine the available patient beds for each month.
3. Determine the occupancy (utilization) rate for each month. Round to one decimal place.
4. Comment on the occupancy (utilization) rates for January, February, and March?

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January February March Admitted patients Average nights per patient 24,500 2.0 23,000 25,200 1.8 2.2