A critical hospital bed shortage could soon hit the US - and prevent life-saving care
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers said Wednesday that the national hospital occupancy average has increased to 75 percent To track this increase, they used hospital occupancy data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers say there could be tens to hundreds of thousands of excess deaths The current national hospital occupancy average of 75 percent is “dangerously close to a bed shortage,” researchers say. They found that, should rates and supply not change, average national hospital occupancy could reach 85 percent by 2032 for adult hospital beds. “If the U.S. were to sustain a national hospital occupancy of 85 percent or greater, it is likely that we would see tens to hundreds of thousands of excess American deaths each year,” Leuchter explained.
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