More than 75 percent of South Carolina's hospital beds are in use, according to a July 8 release from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has suspended some elective surgeries at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas to free up capacity, according to TV station KVVU.
Hospital intensive care units at 40 Florida hospitals reached capacity as of July 9, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
Tampa-based HCA Healthcare West Florida Division said 11 hospitals in Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties will delay some inpatient surgeries and procedures to free up capacity amid a surge of COVID-19 patients.
Hospital intensive care units at 50 Florida hospitals reached capacity as of July 8, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
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COVID-19 patients at two New York City hospitals had a higher rate of stroke than influenza patients, a new study shows.
Some hospitals in Texas and Florida are already at ICU capacity, while hospitals in Los Angeles County are urged to prepare for a surge.
The following hospitals had 0 percent adult bed availability in their intensive care units as of July 6, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
Of states reporting relevant data, California currently has the most COVID-19 patients in intensive care, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
As Texas reached a single-day record for new COVID-19 cases July 1, data for individual hospitals or counties is still not available to the public, according to the Texas Tribune.