Hospital beds scarce in 4 OKC systems
Intensive beds were scarce across four Oklahoma City health systems Friday, according to capacity figures they reported amid a wave of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Integris Health, Mercy, OU Health and SSM Health St. Anthony began reporting their own capacity data in August, which they said was an effort to be transparent about the impact of the surge on their hospitals.
The reports will come every Monday, Wednesday and Friday “until our health care community begins to see relief from this current surge,” the health systems said.
Here are the latest figures reported by each of the four health systems, as of Friday. The reports are a snapshot in time, as hospital capacity can change hour-to-hour as patients are admitted and discharged.
● Integris Health: 178 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals, down from 179 in the previous report. Zero ICU beds were available. Of the COVID-19 patients in its hospitals, 88% were unvaccinated.
● Mercy: 113 COVID-19 patients in Mercy hospitals across Oklahoma, up from 103 in the previous report. Of those, 55 were in Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, up from 46 in the previous report. No ICU beds were available. At Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, 78% of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated.
● OU Health: Across all three of its hospitals, including Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health, there were 48 COVID-19 patients, down from 62 in the previous report. Two non-COVID ICU beds were available. 85% of its COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated.
● SSM Health St. Anthony: 124 COVID-19 patients in SSM Health St. Anthony hospitals, down from 125 in the previous report. No ICU beds were available. An average of 90% of its hospitalized COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated.
The state Health Department has also resumed releasing daily hospital capacity reports that use data hospitals report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Department’s latest report Friday showed 54 ICU beds were available across the state, including 30 in the Oklahoma City area.