Posted on Feb 11, 2022
Where are hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients? Look up your state
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With omicron surging, many hospitals across the country are again under strain. The federal government regularly releases detailed hospital-level data which show how many inpatient and ICU beds are in use on a weekly basis — and what portion of them are occupied by COVID-19 patients.
Using an analysis from the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, NPR has created a tool that allows you to see how your local hospital and your county overall are faring.
Look up the hospitals where you live to find out how many beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, and the average for hospitals in your county.
Using an analysis from the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, NPR has created a tool that allows you to see how your local hospital and your county overall are faring.
Look up the hospitals where you live to find out how many beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, and the average for hospitals in your county.
Where are hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients? Look up your state
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Don't be fooled by deceptive statistics. Many corporations (such as Covenant and Tennova Medical) won't tell you the reason they are "at or near capacity" is because they have shut down entire wings/floors of the hospital because they don't have nurses to staff them. Our own local hospital for the past two weeks has been plastering all over the news they are at "critical capacity". What they ARE NOT telling you is that one entire floor (approx 30 beds) is shut down because they don't have the staffing to cover it. Nurses, Techs, housekeeping, et al are tired. Physically, mentally, and financially. Many are quitting in droves and going to better paying "travel nursing" agencies with less stress and better working conditions.
Funny how Corporations always claim they can't afford adequate staffing levels but somehow always seem to find the money to pay corporate executive huge bonuses every year.....
Funny how Corporations always claim they can't afford adequate staffing levels but somehow always seem to find the money to pay corporate executive huge bonuses every year.....
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