Disaster emergency declaration gives Hochul power to stop services at struggling hospitals
She just rationed care.
More from Upstate NY...
https://www.wkbw.com/news/coronavirus/erie-county-sounds-covid-alarm-ecmc-capacity-at-100
Staffed capacity, not total number of beds. Though you have to read pretty far in to realize that staffing, as in lack of, is the real issue.