Not necessarily news, but a reminder that our publicly available hospital data gives us a statewide look. For example, we know the state's ICU availability. Health officials have the same information for the state's hospital regions and individual hospitals, but it's not public.
Something to keep in mind as we get back to discussing possible strains on hospital capacity.
Also, that risk map won't show red without some triggers, the most likely of which being the regional hospital capacity reaches a low threshold. Public data won't show that coming.
Here's the link to the map again. coronavirus.health.ok.gov/sites/g/files/…
Former versions of the map wouldn't trigger red until statewide hospital capacity was spent, but health officials updated those protocols.
One thing to look out for: One of the state's plans to combat hospital capacity issues is suspending elective surgeries. Medical professionals will tell you "elective" surgeries are still critical, and this can create a backlog of necessary medical care.
These are some of the details that were in the spotlight earlier in the pandemic, when hospitalizations were this high. They had dropped and held steady for a few months. This information I think will be helpful to remember as we keep an eye on hospitalizations next week.
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