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Hospital Capacity in Dallas on October 17

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DALLAS — Twenty-five hospitals on Saturday reported ventilator and bed capacity numbers to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office.

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 COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Here are the aggregate capacity totals for Saturday, as reported by the 25 hospitals:

  • Total beds: 5,853
    • Beds occupied: 4,264
  • Total ICU beds: 921
    • ICU beds occupied: 688
  • Total ventilators: 986
    • Ventilators in use: 349

Please note that the numbers represent a point-in-time snapshot and might fluctuate throughout the day. Hospitals also may be able to expand bed capacity if necessary.

Here are the hospitals that reported data to the City:

Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
Baylor Scott & White – Uptown
Children’s Health Dallas
Children’s Health Our Children’s House
City Hospital at White Rock
Dallas VA Medical Center
Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital of Dallas
Kindred Hospital Dallas Central
Lifecare Hospital of Dallas
Medical City Dallas
Medical City Heart Hospital
Medical City Spine Hospital
Methodist Charlton
Methodist Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
Methodist Dallas
North Central Surgical Center Hospital
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Promise Hospital of Dallas
Select Specialty Hospital
Texas Health Dallas (Presbyterian)
Texas Institute for Surgery
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital

For more information on COVID-19, including testing data, visit DallasCityHall.com/coronavirus. And visit the City’s COVID-19 dashboard to see data visualizations.

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