Table 3. Average cost (in 2020 USD) per treated patient and per bed day at different bed occupancy rates and by level of disease severity.
Moderate | Severe | Critical | ||||
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Bed occupancy rate | Mean cost per patient | Mean cost per bed-day | Mean cost per patient | Mean cost per bed-day | Mean cost per patient | Mean cost per bed-day |
6% | $4,286 | $736 | $5,230 | $898 | $8,926 | $1,533 |
34% | $1,266 | $117 | $1,545 | $143 | $2,637 | $244 |
75% | $824 | $76 | $1,254 | $93 | $2,141 | $158 |
Moderate = COVID-19 patients with pneumonia.
Severe = COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia.
Critical = COVID-19 patients with any of the following: acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, or septic shock.