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. 2020 Apr 19;212(10):463–467. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50596
Numbers of ICU beds available
Currently available ICU beds Additional physical beds Additional bed spaces outside ICU Other surge beds Total surge beds Total beds available
Category
Tertiary 799 257 711 380 1348 2147
Metropolitan 285 127 321 114 562 847
Rural/regional 291 105 398 270 773 1064
Private 725 58 947 436 1441 2166
Paediatric 128 40 46 48 134 262
Jurisdiction
Australian Capital Territory 52 17 67 95 179 231
New South Wales 854 179 1034 512 1725 2579
Northern Territory 24 4 9 10 23 47
Queensland 376 154 262 99 515 891
South Australia 193 41 93 21 155 348
Tasmania 51 12 60 41 113 164
Victoria 499 149 666 351 1166 1665
Western Australia 179 31 232 119 382 561
Total 2228 587 2423 1248 4258 6486