Coronavirus: How Full Are Eagan-Area Hospitals?

Eagan MN

09 December, 2020

1:47 PM

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EAGAN, MN — Hospitals in the Eagan area are almost at capacity due to the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in Minnesota and around the country. State health officials warn that once all hospital beds are occupied, patients may be turned away. Residents can now look up exactly how full their local hospital is. Based on research and data compiled by the University of Minnesota, National Public Radio created a "look-up" tool. Users can also lookup county and statewide hospitalization rates, in addition to info on their local hospital: In Dakota County, hospitals are 66 percent fullIn Ramsey County, hospitals are 94 percent fullIn Hennepin County, hospitals are 92 percent fullIn Washington County, hospitals are 85 percent full Below are local hospital capacity rates and their number of daily COVID-19 patients based on a seven-day average: Healtheast St. John's Hospital (Maplewood) — 97 percent full, treating an average of 62 COVID-19 patients Regions Hospital (Saint Paul) — 97 percent full, treating an average of 93 COVID-19 patients St. Joseph's Hospital (Saint Paul) — 94 percent full, treating an average of 89 COVID-19 patients United Hospital (Saint Paul) — 89 percent full, treating an average of 77 COVID-19 patients Fairview Ridges Hospital (Burnsville) — 96 percent full, treating an average of 68 COVID-19 patients Regina Hospital (Hastings) — 77 percent full, treating an average of 5 COVID-19 patients Northfield Hospital — 27 percent full, treating an average of 5 COVID-19 patients Healtheast Woodwinds (Woodbury) — 95 percent full, treating an average of 23 COVID-19 patients Lakeview Memorial Hospital (Stillwater) — 75 percent full, treating an average of 16 COVID-19 patients Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) — 94 percent full, treating an average of 120 COVID-19 patients Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina) — 93 percent full, treating an average of 68 COVID-19 patients Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis) — 95 percent full, treating an average of 62 COVID-19 patients Maple Grove Hospital — 78 percent full, treating an average of 17 COVID-19 patients North Memorial Health (Robbinsdale) — 91 percent full, treating an average of 71 COVID-19 patients Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital — 96 percent full, treating an average of 84 COVID-19 patients University of Minnesota Medical Center — 93 percent full, treating an average of 78 COVID-19 patients Look up more information on the NPR website.