More Than 1 In 4 Philly Hospital Beds Occupied by COVID Patients

Philadelphia PA

15 December, 2020

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PHILADELPHIA — More than one out of every four hospital beds in Philadelphia are occupied by a patient being treated for the coronavirus, according to the latest data. Those numbers are highest at Chestnut Hill Hospital, where the latest federal data shows 45 percent of all beds filled with coronavirus patients. Kindred Hospital Philadelphia is at 96 percent overall capacity, but data was a not available on the number of coronavirus patients being treated there. The federal government released new, hospital-level data on Monday. NPR, using analysis from the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, built a tool that shows hospital-by-hospital information. You can access the NPR tool here At Philadelphia hospitals, an average of 26 percent of all patients beds are currently being occupied by COVID-19 patients, according to the data. While there is no clear threshold, NPR cites hospital experts saying that anything above 10 percent is concerning and anything above 20 percent represents "extreme stress" for a hospital. In neighboring counties, Delaware County hospitals were at 24 percent, Montgomery County was at 31 percent, Chester County at 23 percent, and Bucks County at 22 percent. As coronavirus cases have spiked in recent weeks, Pennsylvania health officials have urged residents to stay home, wear masks and observe social distancing in order to curb the spread of the virus and keep patients out of rapidly filling hospitals. RELATED: ICU Bed Availability In Eastern PA: See Your County's Data On Friday, the number of available ICU beds in Philadelphia was down to 10.3 percent, according to state data. "If you do not have to go out to the grocery store or the pharmacy, please stay home," Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said. "By staying home, within your household, you can help us avoid that scenario where we could potentially run out of beds." Here's a look at the percentage of hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients in Philadelphia hospitals, according to the NPR analysis, as well as the overall percentage of their beds currently occupied: Albert Einstein Medical Center — 23 percent, 74 percentCancer Treatment Centers Of America — No data, 8 percentChestnut Hill Hospital — 45 percent, 81 percentChildren's Hospital Of Philadelphia — No data, No dataGood Shepherd Penn Partners — No data, 83 percentHospital Of The Fox Chase Cancer Center — No data, 58 percentHospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania — 10 percent, 92 percentJefferson Health-northeast — 32 percent, 88 percentKensington Hospital — No data, 35 percentKindred Hospital Philadelphia — No data, 96 percentNazareth Hospital — 44 percent, 95 percentPenn Presbyterian Medical Center — 16 percent, 85 percentPennsylvania Hospital — 15 percent, 82 percentRoxborough Memorial Hospital — 29 percent, 76 percentShriners Hospitals For Children - Philadelphia — No data, No dataSt Christopher's Hospital For Children — No data, No dataTemple University Hospital — 34 percent, 92 percentThomas Jefferson University Hospital — 16 percent, 80 percentWills Eye Hospital — No data, 82 percent With reporting by Doug Gross