translated from Spanish: Alert for high occupancy of intensive care beds

In the midst of the second wave of coronavirus, the Argentine Society of Intensive Therapy (SATI) disclosed that in the City of Buenos Aires and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Mendoza and San Juan the occupation of intensive care beds exceeds 90%. From a survey conducted on 30 April in public and private hospitals across the country, 171 Intensive Therapy Units (UTIs) were sampled, of which 90 (54%) were from public hospitals and 81 (47%) representing a total of 3,246 beds, with an average occupancy rate of 87% nationwide. Of this occupation, the percentage of patients admitted to Covid-19 was 61%, of which 79% required Mechanical Respiratory Assistance (ARM).
Of the jurisdictions that exceeded 90% occupancy, the most critical region is the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), where survey responded 47 UTIs representing 1,139 beds, in which the occupancy as of April 30 was 97% average (Buenos Aires 95% and Buenos Aires City 96%). Other regions were below 70%, such as Jujuy, Rio Negro, Salta, Santa Cruz. In the survey, SATi reports that “64% of institutions (public 59% and private 68%) they didn’t have any beds available.” You can view the full report by clicking here.

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