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Latest: Hospital Capacity In Conroe-Montgomery County Area
See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Montgomery County and across TX.
CONROE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — Coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in the U.S., but coronavirus hospitalizations haven't risen as quickly so far. Still, hospital systems across the country are feeling the stress from additional patients.
Nationally, about 76 percent of all inpatient hospital beds were occupied as of Jan. 4, and about 16 percent of all beds were occupied by patients with COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Intensive care unit beds are also filling up, with 78 percent occupied nationally. About 26 percent of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.
More than 85 percent of ICU beds were filled in nine states plus Washington, D.C. COVID-19 patients accounted for more than a third of ICU beds in 14 states.
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State health officials in Texas reported to the federal government Jan. 4 that approximately 73 percent of inpatient beds and 86 percent of intensive care unit beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. Around 13 percent of inpatient beds and 25 percent of ICU beds statewide were filled by COVID-19 patients, they reported.
There was a daily total average of 74,318 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between Dec. 26-Jan.1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 17.5 percent higher than the prior seven-day average, but still 40 percent lower than the peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations in January 2020.
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The latest hospitalization numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Montgomery County, included below, are from Dec. 24-30, and represent a rolling seven-day average. Note that the figures for occupied hospital beds sometimes exceed 100 percent; this is because more than one patient sometimes occupies a bed over the course of a week.
Below are the latest figures for hospitals in Montgomery County.
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HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
17201 INTERSTATE 45 SOUTH, THE WOODLANDS
- All adult inpatient beds: 197.6
- Inpatient beds occupied: 189.3
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 44.3
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 95.80%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 22.42%
- All adult ICU beds: 21.3
- ICU beds occupied: 19.7
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 5.3
- Percent of ICU beds used: 92.49%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 24.88%
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
17200 ST LUKE'S WAY, THE WOODLANDS
- All adult inpatient beds: 188.7
- Inpatient beds occupied: 176.7
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 30.6
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 93.64%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 16.22%
- All adult ICU beds: 20.6
- ICU beds occupied: 19.9
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.3
- Percent of ICU beds used: 96.60%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 20.87%
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE CONROE
504 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, CONROE
- All adult inpatient beds: 181.6
- Inpatient beds occupied: 181.6
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 18.3
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 100.00%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 10.08%
- All adult ICU beds: 17.9
- ICU beds occupied: 17.9
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 4.6
- Percent of ICU beds used: 100.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 25.70%
CORNERSTONE HOSPITAL CONROE
1500 GRAND LAKE DRIVE, CONROE
- All adult inpatient beds: 67.3
- Inpatient beds occupied: 24.1
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 35.81%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- All adult ICU beds: 17.3
- ICU beds occupied: 11.3
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
- Percent of ICU beds used: 65.32%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: N/A
NEXUS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL THE WOODLANDS
9182 SIX PINES DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS
- All adult inpatient beds: 39.1
- Inpatient beds occupied: 39.1
- Inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0
- Percent of inpatient beds used: 100.00%
- Percent of inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00%
- All adult ICU beds: 15
- ICU beds occupied: 15
- ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0
- Percent of ICU beds used: 100.00%
- Percent of ICU beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 0.00%
Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The local hospitals included in the list are limited to those included in the government data, and the numbers reported by these hospitals to HHS have not been independently verified by Patch. Please report any errors or other feedback to us.
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