[ChicagoConservative27]

Ugh, here we go again.

[BenLurkin]

[DesertRhino]

That happens when you fire all the workers, “aka Heroes”.

[Sacajaweau]

Are they hospitalizing Covid cases with the sniffles?

I'd like to see the turnover...such as......400 admitted and 399 released within 48 hours?

[monkeyshine]

More useless data. OK the hospital beds are full. Full of what kinds of ailments? How many covid? How severe?

Maybe if the powers that be spent a little money and time investigating treatments they wouldn’t make people infected with covid sit around for a couple of weeks until they are so sick they have to be hospitalized. And then, given what treatment and why couldn’t they have taken it sooner at home?

[frank ballenger]

They should be more efficient in moving out the Chicago area knifing wound and gunshot surgery patients from teen gatherings, gang fights, domestic violence and family fights.
Get the body bags filled and zipped up and moved on out so new daily Covid victims can get room.

[FreedomPoster]

“staff shortage” = they fired people who wouldn’t take the mRNA treatment, and now wonder why they have beds they can’t fill for lack of staff.

[jimfree]

What vacancy rate is acceptable to the media? Will they accept the same vacancy rate in any rental properties they own?

Also, does anyone know what a typical hospital occupancy fraction is for elective and non-emergency stays?

[stars & stripes forever]

They wouldn’t be a problem if doctors would prescribe Ivermectin to the patients.

[DSH]

Well, since this is the Chicago Tribune, my working assumption is that this is just narrative, largely divorced from actual reality.

According to the HHS's Protect Public Data Hub, updated as of today, 75% of the hospital beds in the state of Illinois are currently in use. Of these, some 12% are in use for COVID patients. As for ICU beds, 72% are currently in use. Of these ICU beds, approximately 25% are in use for COVID patients.

By way of comparison, the national average for hospital bed utilization at the moment is about 77%, with 9% being for COVID patients. For ICU beds, the national "in use" averages are approximately 78%, with 20% being for COVID patients.

Based on the HHS's figures, there is no apparent crisis at the moment in Illinois. At least in terms of hospital beds, that is.

[enumerated]

From the headline, it sounds like they only have one hospital bed in Illinois - no wonder there are no openings.

[airborne]

I noticed they aren’t mentioning a death count.

[Leep]

Are some people unable to get their sex reassignment surgery due to those selfish non vaxers?

[metmom]

How to lie with statistics.

The hospitals created their own bed/staffing shortages.

It’s not because of the number of sick people.