hospital capacity

University Hospitals has reduced the number of inpatient beds and reassigned caregivers from its Bedford and Richmond hospitals to other, higher volume UH hospitals. The two hospitals will now have 14 inpatient beds each, and UH Bedford will no longer have operating rooms.

A spokesman for the Ohio Hospital Association says contingency plans are being made.

Hospitals are now considering their options.

Ohio has marked an important milestone. For the first time during this pandemic, the Ohio Department of Health reports the number of people who have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine outnumbers the total number of cases reported. And that’s not the only positive indicator.

Cleveland-Clinic Akron General is currently operating at nearly 98 percent bed occupancy, according to the hospital's Chief Medical Officer.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to strain U.S. hospitals in certain places, while the burden is easing up in other areas. Look up your local hospital to see how it's faring.

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, there are more than 5,000 coronavirus-infected people admitted as inpatients to hospitals across Ohio. More than 1,000 of those patients are in intensive care units. Gov. Mike DeWine made the announcement during a Monday press conference, in which healthcare providers joined him to sound the alarm about surging patient numbers.

Eye on Ohio wins Court of Claims ruling that Ohio Department of Health must disclose the number of beds and other equipment available.

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