U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage

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  • cafead   Feb 20, 2025 at 05:52: PM
via U.S. hospitals could face a bed shortage as early as 2032, with occupancy remaining elevated even as the country recovers from the COVID pandemic, a new study suggests.

Average hospital occupancy following the pandemic has been about 75%, researchers found, dividing the average daily number of patients by the number of staffed hospital beds.

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