prima facie the fact that the average number of acutecare beds per capita is relatively low while the average occupancy rate in israeli hospitals in is among the highest in the oecd area suggests that the hospital sector is efficient in this dimension figure however the fact that the australia ireland and the united kingdom consider an occupancy rate of as an appropriate limit is perhaps a sign that bed occupancy in israel may have been pushed too far in addition press reports citing instances of overcrowding such as patient beds being located in corridors are fairly frequent