Update: Hospital Capacity In Norristown Area

Norristown PA

20 April, 2021

3:35 PM

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NORRISTOWN, PA — The U.S. has reached what health officials have called a "complicated stage" of the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases and hospitalizations increasing in some parts of the country despite the quickening pace of vaccination. Nationally, the seven-day average of new cases, which had fallen steadily from its peak of nearly 250,000 in January, is rising again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Over the week ending April 14, new cases averaged 69,577 — 8.1 percent higher than during the previous week, when the seven-day average stood at 64,340. More than 31.2 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the pandemic began. The rising caseload — possibly owing to new variants of the virus — has renewed pressure on hospitals and their staffs, although the effects are unevenly distributed nationwide. A New York Times map shows hotspots in rural Oregon, the Texas Panhandle, South Florida, Minnesota, parts of the Northeast, and above all in Michigan. These trends emerge in data compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has been tracking the effect of COVID-19 on hospital capacity since early in the pandemic. The new numbers for hospitals in Montgomery County, included below, are current through Thursday, April 15, and represent a rolling seven-day average. Note that the figures for occupied hospital beds sometimes exceed 100 percent; this is because more than one patient sometimes occupies a bed over the course of a week. Health experts have said that the share of a hospital's total beds devoted to coronavirus cases is key to understanding the strain on its resources. A share greater than 10 percent is said to be a cause of concern. When that share exceeds 20 percent, a hospital is said to be under extreme stress; and as the share approaches 50 percent, the stress is said to be immense. Also this week, state health officials in Pennsylvania reported to the federal government that approximately 82 percent of inpatient beds and 81 percent of ICU beds in hospitals across the state were still occupied as of April 17. Around 11 percent of beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported. Below are the latest figures for hospitals in Montgomery County. Can't find the hospital you're looking for? Try searching for it here. Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The local hospitals included in the list are limited to those included in the government data. Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected]. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL1200 OLD YORK ROAD, ABINGTON All adult inpatient beds: 525 Inpatient beds occupied: 488.3 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 64 Percent of inpatient beds used: 93.01% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 12.19% All adult ICU beds: 55 ICU beds occupied: 46.7 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.4 Percent of ICU beds used: 84.91% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 9.82% EAGLEVILLE HOSPITAL100 EAGLEVILLE RD, EAGLEVILLE All adult inpatient beds: 256.3 Inpatient beds occupied: 199.1 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.3 Percent of inpatient beds used: 77.68% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 2.46% All adult ICU beds: 0 ICU beds occupied: 0 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0 Percent of ICU beds used: N/A Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERY559 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE, EAST NORRITON All adult inpatient beds: 145.6 Inpatient beds occupied: 138 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 18.7 Percent of inpatient beds used: 94.78% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 12.84% All adult ICU beds: 15.3 ICU beds occupied: 14.1 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A Percent of ICU beds used: 92.16% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER1648 HUNTINGDON PIKE, MEADOWBROOK All adult inpatient beds: 140 Inpatient beds occupied: 123.1 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 24 Percent of inpatient beds used: 87.93% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 17.14% All adult ICU beds: 20 ICU beds occupied: 15 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 9 Percent of ICU beds used: 75.00% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 45.00% LANSDALE HOSPITAL100 MEDICAL CAMPUS DRIVE, LANSDALE All adult inpatient beds: 99 Inpatient beds occupied: 84.9 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 11.1 Percent of inpatient beds used: 85.76% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 11.21% All adult ICU beds: 14 ICU beds occupied: 9.9 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A Percent of ICU beds used: 70.71% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A MAIN LINE HOSPITAL LANKENAU100 LANCASTER AVE, WYNNEWOOD All adult inpatient beds: 333.9 Inpatient beds occupied: 285.1 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 47.9 Percent of inpatient beds used: 85.38% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 14.35% All adult ICU beds: 62 ICU beds occupied: 50.1 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A Percent of ICU beds used: 80.81% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A PHYSICIAN'S CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL454 ENTERPRISE DRIVE, ROYERSFORD All adult inpatient beds: 12 Inpatient beds occupied: 6.1 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0 Percent of inpatient beds used: 50.83% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00% All adult ICU beds: 0 ICU beds occupied: 0 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0 Percent of ICU beds used: N/A Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL1600 EAST HIGH STREET, POTTSTOWN All adult inpatient beds: 158 Inpatient beds occupied: 125 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 35.7 Percent of inpatient beds used: 79.11% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 22.59% All adult ICU beds: 18 ICU beds occupied: 6.4 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A Percent of ICU beds used: 35.56% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL2701 DEKALB PIKE, NORRISTOWN All adult inpatient beds: 37.1 Inpatient beds occupied: 32.9 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10.9 Percent of inpatient beds used: 88.68% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 29.38% All adult ICU beds: 11.7 ICU beds occupied: 10.1 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A Percent of ICU beds used: 86.32% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A VALLEY FORGE MEDICAL CENTER AND HOSPITAL1033 W GERMANTOWN PIKE, NORRISTOWN All adult inpatient beds: 50 Inpatient beds occupied: 42.7 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0 Percent of inpatient beds used: 85.40% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00% All adult ICU beds: 0 ICU beds occupied: 0 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0 Percent of ICU beds used: N/A Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A