Some Otago District Health Board members and rural hospitals had sought inclusion of this information so comparisons could be made between the various hospitals.
Board regional general manager of planning and funding David Chrisp said the information would not be included as it was difficult to make reasonable comparisons between large tertiary hospitals and rural ones.
Planning for the future of base hospitals in Invercargill and Dunedin was part of the South Island health service planning project which was considering all secondary-tertiary hospitals across the six South Island boards.
There would be links between that and the work being done through the southern rural hospital capacity review.
The analysis of the rural hospitals' capacity said bed numbers in Otago and Southland were adequate until 2026 and could be reduced by treating more people in the community.
It drew attention to the high rate of emergency department visits in most areas and suggested that over time admissions could be reduced by 30% with provision of more community care.
Mr Chrisp said the feedback on the report showed some scepticism about how achievable this level of reduction might be.
The assertion that bed numbers were largely adequate was also questioned by some.
Data used in the report came under scrutiny with some stating the occupancy level information was incorrect.
It was unlikely that differences in interpretation would be resolved, he said.
Reliance on Statistics New Zealand demographics was criticised because it was said they were flawed.
"This is debatable, but we need to have some consistency in our data."
There were also some positive general comments welcoming the review and "the sound principles upon which it is based".
Now the analysis report has been finalised, work will be done on possible ways of providing future care.
