Table 1: Characteristics of Participating Hospitals.

Hospital	Profile	Brazilian State	Regional Reference for COVID-19*	COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized**	Total Beds	COVID-19 ICU Beds***	COVID-19 Ward Beds***
A	Public and academic	Rio Grande do Sul	Yes	1232	831	105	82
B	Public and academic	Rio Grande do Sul	Yes	1082	796	44	82
C	Public and academic	São Paulo	Yes	2000	918	300	300
D	Public and academic	Pernambuco	No	145	411	18	18
E	Private	Rio Grande do Sul	Yes	400	568	40	42
F	Public	Pernambuco	No	150	256	18	18
G	Public	Santa Catarina	No	363	339	40	59
H	Private	Rio Grande do Sul	Yes	836	485	57	88
I	Private	Santa Catarina	No	229	113	32	18
J	Private/public/ academic	Rio Grande do Sul	No	350	416	59	134

Abbreviations: ICU; intensive care unit.

* It is estimated that more severe patients were treated at regional reference centers.

** From the first patient, March 2020 until September 2020.

*** At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.