Coronavirus: How Full Are Elgin-Area Hospitals?

Elgin IL

11 December, 2020

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ELGIN, IL — Hospitals in the Elgin area are almost at capacity due to the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in Illinois and around the country. State health officials warn that once all hospital beds are occupied, patients may be turned away. For weeks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois health officials have warned residents of the risk of local hospitals becoming overwhelmed as case counts continue to rise, even as vaccine distribution could be just days away. Illinois Vaccine Plan: What You Need To Know Illinois Health Care Workers 'Paying The Price' As Cases Surge 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 showing which hospitals are "dangerously full." Users can also look up county and statewide hospitalization rates, in addition to info on their local hospital: In Kane County, hospitals are 64 percent fullIn Cook County, hospitals are 70 percent fullIn DuPage County, hospitals are 74 percent fullIn Lake County, hospitals are 65 percent fullIn Will County, hospitals are 75 percent fullIn Grundy County, hospitals are 59 percent full In McHenry County, hospitals are 54 percent fullBelow are local hospital capacity rates and their number of daily COVID-19 patients based on a seven-day average: Advocate Sherman Hospital — 69 percent full, treating an average of 61 COVID-19 patientsAMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital — 56 percent full, treating an average of 34 COVID-19 patientsDelnor Community Hospital — 54 percent full, treating an average of 40 COVID-19 patientsYou can find more information on the NPR website.