Hospital capacity in Dallas on April 4
DALLAS — Nineteen hospitals on Saturday 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 Saturday, as reported by the 19 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. Several reported increased capacity on Saturday.
Two hospitals that reported Friday did not report numbers on Saturday.
Here are the hospitals that reported data on Saturday to the City:
Baylor University Medical Center Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Baylor Scott & White - Uptown Children's Health Dallas Children's Health Our Children's House City Hospital at White Rock Kindred Hospital Dallas Central Medical City Dallas Medical City Heart Hospital Medical City Spine Hospital Methodist Charlton Methodist Dallas North Central Surgical Center Hospital Parkland Health & Hospital System Select Specialty Hospital Texas Health Dallas Texas Institute for Surgery 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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