DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fifteen Dallas hospitals on Thursday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office, according to the City of Dallas.
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.
Below are the aggregate totals for Thursday, as reported by the 15 hospitals:
- Total beds: 4,763
- Beds occupied: 2,365
- Total ICU beds: 717
- ICU beds occupied: 413
- Total ventilators: 838
- Ventilators in use: 245
The following hospitals 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.
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