TABLE 4.

Estimated 90-Day Financial Impact for an Average US Hospital Accommodating COVID-19 Cases, by Rates of Hospital Admission

Population rate of COVID-19 hospital admissions		Percent of Hospital Admissions From Patients With Commercial Insurance
Age 20–60	Age 60+	43.5	38.5	33.5	8.5	23.5
50/100,000	250/100,000	−$2,281,901	−$2,058,834	−$1,797,472	−$1,583,959	−$1,367,565
100/100,000	300/100,000	−$2,143,609	−$1,924,943	−$1,704,747	−$1,440,670	−$1,236,968
150/100,000	350/100,000	−$2,016,020	−$1,788,428	−$1,559,032	−$1,345,700	−$1,110,784
200/100,000	400/100,000	−$1,895,330	−$1,645,518	−$1,438,064	−$1,210,128	−$994,078
250/100,000	450/100,000	−$1,812,871	−$1,562,740	−$1,338,505	−$1,104,155	−$882,565

This 2-way sensitivity analysis was performed while fixing absenteeism at 0%, elective admissions and normally unoccupied beds at 20% each.

Sensitivity analysis based on fixing absenteeism at 0%, elective admissions and normally unoccupied beds at 20% each.

Source: Author’s results from simulation analysis.