01-09-2022, 06:21 PM
Thanks for the pointer.
Spot checking... The visualization says San Mateo County (CA) is At Capacity.
That appears to be correct when compared to
https://www.smchealth.org/data-dashboard/hospital-data
(As of Jan. 6: ICU: 1 available, 44 non-COVID, 11 COVID; Acute Care: 9 available, 350 non-COVID, 54 COVID)
It appears the SMC data is using Staffed Beds, meaning it drops if staff is unavailable. On Dec. 28, there were only 41 staffed ICU beds and 326 acute care beds. On Jan 6, there were 56 and 413.
However, "At Capacity" doesn't mean you'll be turned away. They have 67 unused ICU Surge Beds, and 134 unused Acute Care Surge Beds.
Spot checking... The visualization says San Mateo County (CA) is At Capacity.
That appears to be correct when compared to
https://www.smchealth.org/data-dashboard/hospital-data
(As of Jan. 6: ICU: 1 available, 44 non-COVID, 11 COVID; Acute Care: 9 available, 350 non-COVID, 54 COVID)
It appears the SMC data is using Staffed Beds, meaning it drops if staff is unavailable. On Dec. 28, there were only 41 staffed ICU beds and 326 acute care beds. On Jan 6, there were 56 and 413.
However, "At Capacity" doesn't mean you'll be turned away. They have 67 unused ICU Surge Beds, and 134 unused Acute Care Surge Beds.