ICU capacity
Intensive care availability
ICU capacity is the number of intensive care unit beds available in a hospital or healthcare system.
The term gained widespread public use during the COVID-19 pandemic, when news reports tracked whether hospitals had enough beds and staff to handle surges of critically ill patients: The governor warned that ICU capacity was nearing its limit.
- hospital bedsMedical facility sleeping units
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- ventilatorsMechanical breathing assistants
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
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