"Surge capacity" of about 900 extra beds. This means they will be converting regular rooms into ICU rooms. Not ideal, but NOT a crisis. Keep Calm
"It is completely normal for us to have ICU capacities that run in the 80s and 90s," Methodist Hospital CEO Dr. Marc Boom said. "That's how all hospitals operate."
They will just discharge or transfer ICU patients if they need the beds. COVID-19 quarantine for observation does not require ICU. Minimal care ward at best. However ICU bills at a much greater rate than the MCW.
I could be wrong. I saw ~1300 Normal ICU beds, and 2200 Maximum Surge capacity. I can see that the chart has another 600 beds, but I wasn't sure where that comes from. Either way... everyone needs to CALM THE F*** DOWN
The Fake News media is doing it on purpose. A girl I know who does PR for Texas Childrens just posted a press release from the CEO's of the hospital systems saying that there is a surge but they are well within their capacity. It is a bit legalistic in phrasing, but they put this thing out to counter the panic inducing statement by the media.
Which version of the story will run on the evening news though?
"Surge capacity" of about 900 extra beds. This means they will be converting regular rooms into ICU rooms. Not ideal, but NOT a crisis. Keep Calm
"It is completely normal for us to have ICU capacities that run in the 80s and 90s," Methodist Hospital CEO Dr. Marc Boom said. "That's how all hospitals operate."
They will just discharge or transfer ICU patients if they need the beds. COVID-19 quarantine for observation does not require ICU. Minimal care ward at best. However ICU bills at a much greater rate than the MCW.
Dude, according to the chart, there's an extra 1500 beds. We're at under 50% of TOTAL capacity.
I could be wrong. I saw ~1300 Normal ICU beds, and 2200 Maximum Surge capacity. I can see that the chart has another 600 beds, but I wasn't sure where that comes from. Either way... everyone needs to CALM THE F*** DOWN
The Fake News media is doing it on purpose. A girl I know who does PR for Texas Childrens just posted a press release from the CEO's of the hospital systems saying that there is a surge but they are well within their capacity. It is a bit legalistic in phrasing, but they put this thing out to counter the panic inducing statement by the media.
Which version of the story will run on the evening news though?