Table 1.
Distribution of Hospital-Level Patient Counts, Hospital Bed Occupancies, and Ventilator Use on the Day When the Highest Number of COVID-19 Patients Was Reported Per Hospital in 4 Time Periods—National Healthcare Safety Network, March 27–July 14, 2020
| Variable | March 27–April 30 | May | June | July 1–July 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of reporting hospitals | 4,167 | 4,020 | 4,030 | 3,776 |
| Hospitalized patients with COVID-19a per hospital, range, median (IQR) | 0–694, 5 (1–20) | 0–421, 5 (1–19) | 0–260, 5 (1–19) | 0–313, 4 (1–19) |
| COVID-19a inpatients on mechanical ventilators, no., median % (IQR)b | 3,074, 4.1 (0–18.2) | 2,984, 0 (0–14.8) | 2,757, 0 (0–13.8) | 2,436, 0 (0–13.3) |
| Inpatient beds occupied, no., median % (IQR) | 3,906, 50 (31.3–67.4) | 3,838, 54.2 (34.4–71.1) | 3,846, 59.2 (38.3–76.7) | 3,595, 60.0 (38.9–78.1) |
| Hospitals with ≥80% of inpatient beds occupied, no., (%) | 555 (13.4) | 612 (15.3) | 828 (20.6) | 820 (21.8) |
| Inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, no., median % (IQR) | 4,152, 7.8 (3.3–15.6) | 4,007, 7.7 (2.9–15.4) | 4,021, 6.8 (2.5–13.1) | 3,763, 5.9 (1.6–13.6) |
| ICU beds occupied, no., median % (IQR)c | 2,628, 62.5 (40.0–80.6) | 2,570, 61.9 (40.0–81.8) | 2,453, 63.6 (41.7–83.3) | 2,281, 65.0 (42.5–83.3) |
| Hospitals with ≥80% ICU beds occupied, no. (%)c | 707 (26.6) | 713 (27.6) | 734 (29.8) | 701 (30.5) |
| Ventilators in use, no., median % (IQR)d | 3,253, 12.3 (0–33.3) | 3,225, 9.5 (0–29.0) | 3,284, 10.5 (0–28.1) | 3,081, 10.9 (0–29.6) |
| Hospitals with ≥60% of ventilators in use, no. (%)d | 277 (8.5) | 231 (7.1) | 211 (6.4) | 222 (6.2) |
| In-use ventilators occupied by COVID-19 patients, no., median % (IQR)e | 1,979, 38.1 (0–76.9) | 1,930, 29.2 (0–66.7) | 1,810, 23.7 (0–50) | 1,687, 19.4 (0–50) |
Note. IQR, interquartile range; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit. For the measures with a response rate <100%, the no. of hospitals that contributed to the measure is provided.
Suspected or confirmed.
Only includes hospitals that reported ≥1 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and ≥1 ventilator. No. of hospitals that met this criteria: 3,192, 3,049, 3,012, and 2,693 in each period.
Only includes hospitals that reported ≥1 ICU bed. No. of hospitals that met this criteria: 2,660, 2,581, 2,464, and 2,295 in each period.
Only includes hospitals that reported ≥1 ventilator. No. of hospitals that met this criteria: 3,275, 3,251, 3,310, and 3,107 in each period.
Only includes hospitals that reported ≥1 ventilator in use. No. of hospitals that met this criteria: 2,027, 1,968, 2,024, and 1,906 in each period.