COVID-19: How Many ICU Beds and Ventilators Do We Really Have?

Here is the most recent data from the Society of Critical Care Medicine

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There has been much written in the news media about the capacity of the U.S. healthcare system. A frequently cited number is that the U.S. has 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people. Yet, do we know exactly how many ICU beds we really have? The…