Hospital capacity in Dallas on April 2
DALLAS — Fifteen hospitals on Thursday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson's office.
Dallas hospitals are required to report the information pursuant to the City of Dallas emergency regulations enacted by Mayor Johnson during the local state of disaster. The reporting requirements are meant to provide data to decision-makers and information to the public regarding the medical community's capacity to handle an expected increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Here are the aggregate totals for Thursday, as reported by the 15 hospitals:
Please note that the numbers represent a point-in-time snapshot and fluctuate throughout the day. Hospitals also may be able to expand bed capacity if necessary.
Here are the hospitals that reported data to the City:
Baylor University Medical Center Baylor Scott & White - Uptown Children's Health Dallas Children's Health Our Children's House Medical City Dallas Medical City Heart Hospital Medical City Spine Hospital Methodist Charlton Methodist Dallas North Central Surgical Center Hospital Parkland Health & Hospital System Texas Health Resources (Presbyterian & Texas Institute for Surgery) Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
The City is seeking compliance from hospitals that have not yet reported numbers.
For more information on COVID-19, including testing data, visit DallasCityHall.com/coronavirus.
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