Table 1.

Number of Total Additional Mechanically Ventilated Patients Who Can be Treated at the Peak of an Influenza Pandemic on the Basis of Available Staffed Beds and Trained Staff in the US Healthcare System by Capacity Levels.

Components		Conventional Level of Care					Contingency Level of Care					Crisis Level of Care
Staff	Shifts/day	Category	No. in US	Patient:staff ratio	Percentage available, %	No. of patients treatable	Category	No. in US	Patient:staff ratio	Percentage available, %	No. of patients treatable	Category	No. in US	Patient:staff ratio	Percentage Available, %	No. of patients treatable
Hospital bed		Intensive and critical care bed (adult & pediatric)	81,790		10	8179	Intensive, critical care bed (adult & pediatric) and intermediate-care beds (step-down, postoperative, emergency care)	261,790		10	26,179	Intensive, critical care bed (adult & pediatric), intermediate-care beds (step-down, postoperative, emergency care) general ward bed	886,262		10	88,626
					20	16,358				20	52,358				20	177,252
Physicians	2	Critical care; pulmonary care	12,600	10:1	10	6300	Anesthesiologist; emergency care; cardiothoracic surgeon	95,615	10:1	10	48,000	Anesthesiologist; emergency care; cardiothoracic surgeon	95,615	24:1	10	115,000
				15:1	10	9450			15:1	10	71,711				20	229,500
				10:1	20	12,600			10:1	20	95,615
				15:1	20	18,900			15:1	20	143,500
Respiratory therapy professional	2	Respiratory therapists	112,500	4:1	10	22,500	Respiratory therapists	112,500	7:1	10	39,000	Respiratory therapists	112,500	8:1	10	45,000
				6:1	10	33,750			9:1	10	50,625			12:1	10	67,500
				4:1	20	45,000			7:1	20	78,750			8:1	20	90,000
				6:1	20	67,500			9:1	20	101,300			12:1	20	135,000
Nurses	2	Critical care	503,124	1:1	10	25,000	Critical care	503,124	2:1	10	50,000	Critical care	503,124	3:1	10	75,500
				1:1	20	50,000			2:1	20	101,000			6:1	10	151,000
														3:1	20	151,000
														6:1	20	302,000