We have just under 1 million hospital beds.
Source for that figure of number of beds: aha.org/statistics/fas…
According to the AHA 2015 survey, we had around 95,000 ICU beds. Does anyone know where to find the updated number for 2020? sccm.org/Communications…
Regardless, we can afford for a tiny percentage of our population to become ill.
Please remember that of the available beds, there will still be need for the care of people with cancer, births, non-coronavirus illnesses.
The time frame listed in the leaked slide show is unclear. However, those numbers demonstrate why it's absolutely imperative to slow it down. Even in the best-case scenario, there's overwhelm. Add the lack of equipment and medical workers needing to be quarantined and, well...
This is the source he's referring to, if you want to read yourself. businessinsider.com/presentation-u…
