Anyone else seen this for their state? Hospital capacity numbers? Jacks post below made me think about it.
Posted by
Bacon (aka Redmond)
Mar 15 '20, 12:45
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Hot points of the article:
Oregon’s outbreak — ruled a pandemic on a global scale — is testing the state’s healthcare system and its capacity to care for a surge of patients and maintain an adequate supply of respirators and other supplies.
In addition, medical clinicians and experts are questioning whether Oregon’s hospitals’ staffing levels and patient-bed capacity will be overwhelmed by a surge of those in need of COVID-19 treatment.
One study of 44,000 cases in China found that about 15% of diagnosed cases required hospitalization with 5% needing intensive care. If numbers in Oregon are similar, Oregon could see 11,250 patients who need to be hospitalized and 3,750 people could need intensive care.
But Oregon hospitals only have 6,601 staffed beds statewide. And those beds aren’t vacant; other people without COVID-19 need them, too. According to data maintained by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, in 2018 Oregon hospitals reported an average of around 64% for the yearly occupancy rate.
OHA also says there are 688 ventilators in the state. Ventilators are necessary for treating patients with severe respiratory illnesses.
“The lack of ability to have proper PPE (personal protective equipment) will definitely impair our ability to treat patients.”
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