I wonder if we have data on how full the ICUs are generally in any given year.
I ask because several years back I spent some time in an ICU. And for the first day or so it was warranted. But the last several days, before they moved me to a regular room, it was clear I did not need the full ICU experience. I was walking the halls, etc.
It seemed to me that the ICU at that hospital was "full" but only because they hadn't moved me yet. And I suspect that they finally decided to move me to a regular room because someone came in that needed it more than I did.
And I wonder therefore if every hospital has a "full" ICU all the time.
This time of year it is not u usual to be fairly full for a couple of days at a time but not did a prolonged period setting up accessory ICUs in other areas of the hospital
“””But the last several days, before they moved me to a regular room, it was clear I did not need the full ICU experience.”””
“We’re just waiting for a regular bed to open up.”
You heard something like that?
I’ve heard that too when my wife and various friends have been in ICU over the years pre-covid.