Coronavirus: How Full Are Oak Forest-Area Hospitals?

Oak Forest IL

15 December, 2020

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OAK FOREST, IL — Hospitals in the Oak Forest 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 KnowIllinois 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 Will County, hospitals are 75 percent full In DuPage County, hospitals are 74 percent full In Grundy County, hospitals are 59 percent full In Cook County, hospitals are 70 percent full In Kane County, hospitals are 64 percent full In McHenry County, hospitals are 54 percent full In Lake County, hospitals are 65 percent full Below are local hospital capacity rates and their number of daily COVID-19 patients based on a seven-day average: Palos Community Hospital — 83 percent full, treating an average of 35 percent of COVID-19 patients Advocate South Suburban Hospital — 60 percent full, treating an average of 24 percent of COVID-19 patientsAdvocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center — 72 percent full, treating an average of 26 percent of COVID-19 patients You can find more information on the NPR website.