Citing a 'critical staffing shortage' that has contributed to the loss of around 700 hospital beds since the start of 2021, the Department of Public Health on Friday issued a series of orders aimed at helping acute care hospitals preserve their capacity.
On Thursday, as part of its daily COVID-19 data dashboard, the DPH reported that 94 percent of the 8,922 staffed medical/surgical hospital beds in the state and 87 percent of 1,288 intensive care unit beds were occupied.
"Our healthcare system continues to experience significant workforce and capacity constraints due to longer than average hospital stays, separate and apart from the challenges brought on by COVID," Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said in a statement."Working closely with our hospital leaders, these additional actions by DPH will allow for flexibility to preserve our hospital capacity in the coming weeks.
Gov. Charlie Baker in December activated 500 National Guard members to support hospitals, and another 500 are set to be activated next week to assist community hospitals and high-volume emergency departments, public hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and dialysis centers.
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