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How Close Are Escondido Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest
Here's how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in San Diego County and across CA.
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ESCONDIDO, CA — 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.
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State health officials in California reported to the federal government Jan. 4 that approximately 78 percent of inpatient beds and 76 percent of intensive care unit beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. Around 13 percent of inpatient beds and 19 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.
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The latest hospitalization numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for San Diego 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 San Diego County.
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UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR
200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 659.1
- Inpatient beds occupied: 548.3
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 44.4
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 83.19%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.74%
- All adult ICU beds: 101
- ICU beds occupied: 87.6
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 14
- Percent of ICU beds used: 86.73%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.86%
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL
4077 5TH AVE, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 623.3
- Inpatient beds occupied: 424.6
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 49.9
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 68.12%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 8.01%
- All adult ICU beds: 66.3
- ICU beds occupied: 53.4
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.6
- Percent of ICU beds used: 80.54%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.94%
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
7901 FROST ST, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 528
- Inpatient beds occupied: 350.5
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 35
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 66.38%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.63%
- All adult ICU beds: 58
- ICU beds occupied: 36.5
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6.8
- Percent of ICU beds used: 62.93%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 11.72%
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL
5555 GROSSMONT CENTER DRIVE BOX 58, LA MESA
- All adult inpatient beds: 481.5
- Inpatient beds occupied: 395.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 59.2
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 82.18%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 12.29%
- All adult ICU beds: 75
- ICU beds occupied: 70.5
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.7
- Percent of ICU beds used: 94.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 18.27%
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA
9888 GENESEE AVENUE, LA JOLLA
- All adult inpatient beds: 437
- Inpatient beds occupied: 298
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 33
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 68.19%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 7.55%
- All adult ICU beds: 59
- ICU beds occupied: 51.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 14.9
- Percent of ICU beds used: 87.63%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 25.25%
PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL
2400 EAST 4TH ST, NATIONAL CITY
- All adult inpatient beds: 291
- Inpatient beds occupied: 106.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 36.67%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 3.44%
- All adult ICU beds: 15
- ICU beds occupied: 5.4
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 36.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
PALOMAR HEALTH DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
555 EAST VALLEY PARKWAY, ESCONDIDO
- All adult inpatient beds: 288
- Inpatient beds occupied: 275
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 23
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 95.49%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 7.99%
- All adult ICU beds: 36
- ICU beds occupied: 27.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5
- Percent of ICU beds used: 76.94%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.89%
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER
751 MEDICAL CENTER COURT, CHULA VISTA
- All adult inpatient beds: 273.3
- Inpatient beds occupied: 242.5
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 57.2
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 88.73%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 20.93%
- All adult ICU beds: 32.3
- ICU beds occupied: 29.8
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13
- Percent of ICU beds used: 92.26%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 40.25%
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER
4002 VISTA WAY, OCEANSIDE
- All adult inpatient beds: 232
- Inpatient beds occupied: 148.4
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 21.1
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 63.97%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 9.09%
- All adult ICU beds: 25
- ICU beds occupied: 15.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.4
- Percent of ICU beds used: 62.80%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 17.60%
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ZION
4647 ZION AVE, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 189
- Inpatient beds occupied: 142.6
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 22.6
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 75.45%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 11.96%
- All adult ICU beds: 22
- ICU beds occupied: 7.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 35.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ENCINITAS
354 SANTA FE DRIVE, ENCINITAS
- All adult inpatient beds: 187.6
- Inpatient beds occupied: 164.1
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 22.7
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 87.47%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 12.10%
- All adult ICU beds: 23.6
- ICU beds occupied: 22.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.4
- Percent of ICU beds used: 96.19%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 22.88%
SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL
10666 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, LA JOLLA
- All adult inpatient beds: 173
- Inpatient beds occupied: 85.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 8.9
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 49.54%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.14%
- All adult ICU beds: 24
- ICU beds occupied: 12.3
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.7
- Percent of ICU beds used: 51.25%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 19.58%
Kaiser Permanente - San Diego Medical Center
9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego
- All adult inpatient beds: 143.9
- Inpatient beds occupied: 129.1
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.1
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 89.72%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 9.10%
- All adult ICU beds: 20
- ICU beds occupied: 8.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 43.50%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
ALVARADO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
6655 ALVARADO ROAD, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 108.6
- Inpatient beds occupied: 85.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 6
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 78.91%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.52%
- All adult ICU beds: 12.7
- ICU beds occupied: 9.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 76.38%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO
555 WASHINGTON STREET, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 76
- Inpatient beds occupied: 66.3
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 87.24%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- All adult ICU beds: 0
- ICU beds occupied: 0
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0
- Percent of ICU beds used: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER POWAY
15615 POMERADO ROAD, POWAY
- All adult inpatient beds: 61
- Inpatient beds occupied: 53.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 88.03%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 8.20%
- All adult ICU beds: 12
- ICU beds occupied: 11.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 97.50%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
KINDRED HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO
1940 EL CAJON BLVD, SAN DIEGO
- All adult inpatient beds: 52
- Inpatient beds occupied: 47
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 90.38%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00%
- All adult ICU beds: 8
- ICU beds occupied: 4
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0
- Percent of ICU beds used: 50.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00%
SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HLTHCR CTR
250 PROSPECT PLACE, CORONADO
- All adult inpatient beds: 49.7
- Inpatient beds occupied: 42.8
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 9.8
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 86.12%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 19.72%
- All adult ICU beds: 7
- ICU beds occupied: 6.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 95.71%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
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.
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