Kaiser Health News, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
| Categories | Healthcare Access & Infrastructure, Health Status & Conditions |
|---|---|
| Details | Intensive care unit beds |
| Download Available | yes |
| For more information | https://khn.org/news/as-coronavirus-spreads-widely-millions-of-older-americans-live-in-counties-with-no-icu-beds/ |
| Geographies | County |
| Last Updated on PolicyMap | March 2020 |
| Public Edition or Subscriber-only | Public Edition |
| Source | Kaiser Health News |
| Years Available | 2019 |
Description:
Intensive care units (ICU) are stocked with the specialized equipment needed to save the lives of people hospitalized with the most severe COVID-19 symptoms. Kaiser Health News estimated the number of available ICU beds in each county using data from the Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System database, published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). For this analysis, Kaiser Health News included intensive care unit beds, surgical intensive care unit beds, coronary care unit beds, and burn intensive care unit beds reported by CMS. These calculations do not include intensive care unit beds in Veterans Affairs hospitals.