Thanksgiving Surge Not Yet Here, But Already Hospitals Filling Up.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The ICU bed availability in Florida is now just 20.94 percent. That is the lowest recorded availability in several weeks if not months. Health officials say anything under 15 percent is cause of significant concern. Aside from COVID, there must be beds available for victims of other calamities like car crashes or crimes.
In Palm Beach County, the overall availability is slightly better — at 28.75 percent — but an increasing strain is evident. West Boca Medical Center has just 3 open ICU beds as of 4:01 pm Saturday. Wellington has just 1 bed. Boca Regional as 12 of 28 beds available.
In Palm Beach County, 258 people are hospitalized as of 4:01 pm Saturday with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19, according to the Florida Agency fo Health Care Administration. Broward County reports 441 people hospitalized with COVID. Miami-Dade County reports 761 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
Statewide 4,339 people are currently in the hospital with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.
Combining all COVID and non-COVID hospitalizations statewide, 47,155 people are currently hospitalized in Florida, leaving just 23.95 availability.
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You say all hospitals but looking over list one never listed is Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter is there any reason for that
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Ed, we don’t list all hospitals. But Jupiter has 7 available ICU beds out of 24 as of 4:45 p.m. Saturday.
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