How Close Are Myrtle Beach Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest

Myrtle Beach SC

05 January, 2022

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in the U.S., but coronavirus hospitalizations haven't risen as quickly so far. Still, hospital systems across the country are feeling the stress from additional patients. Nationally, about 76 percent of all inpatient hospital beds were occupied as of Jan. 4, and about 16 percent of all beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Intensive care unit beds are also filling up, with 78 percent occupied nationally. About 26 percent of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients. More than 85 percent of ICU beds were filled in nine states plus Washington, D.C. COVID-19 patients accounted for more than a third of ICU beds in 14 states. State health officials in South Carolina reported to the federal government Jan. 4 that approximately 78 percent of inpatient beds and 78 percent of intensive care unit beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. Around 13 percent of inpatient beds and 21 percent of ICU beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported. There was a daily total average of 74,318 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between Dec. 26-Jan.1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 17.5 percent higher than the prior seven-day average, but still 40 percent lower than the peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations in January 2020. The latest hospitalization numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Horry County, included below, are from Dec. 24-30, 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. Below are the latest figures for hospitals in Horry County. Can't find the hospital you're looking for? Try searching for it here. GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER809 82ND PARKWAY, MYRTLE BEACH All adult inpatient beds: 355 Inpatient beds occupied: 309 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 30.4 Percent of inpatient beds used: 87.04% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 8.56% All adult ICU beds: 48 ICU beds occupied: 45.9 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.6 Percent of ICU beds used: 95.63% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.75% CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER300 SINGLETON RIDGE ROAD, CONWAY All adult inpatient beds: 169 Inpatient beds occupied: 117.3 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10.3 Percent of inpatient beds used: 69.41% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.09% All adult ICU beds: 28 ICU beds occupied: 19.3 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.4 Percent of ICU beds used: 68.93% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 19.29% MCLEOD LORIS HOSPITAL3655 MITCHELL STREET, LORIS All adult inpatient beds: 152.3 Inpatient beds occupied: 112.3 Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 15.7 Percent of inpatient beds used: 73.74% Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10.31% All adult ICU beds: 22 ICU beds occupied: 15.1 ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.3 Percent of ICU beds used: 68.64% Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 19.55% 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, and the numbers reported by these hospitals to HHS have not been independently verified by Patch. Please report any errors or other feedback to us.