Who said that?
They had reporting errors (AGAIN). Here's their explanation.
Something that often gets overlooked is that hospitals typically run within 10-20% of their ICU capacity.
Hospitals have spent the last decade adopting systems of management like those of us in manufacturing have been using for years. Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, whatever the flavor of the month that the current crop of MBAs are pushing.
ICU beds are expensive. ICU staff is expensive. It's bad business to have an expensive piece equipment sitting idle. Idle equipment generates no revenue but it still costs you $$$. It's bad business to have your ICU staff treating bumps and bruises. They plan for the worst case, which previously has been a really bad flu season. In those cases, it was not uncommon to see ICU capacity hit low single digits.
In California, their governor has tied their current stay at home orders to 15% ICU capacity. If their hospitals typically run at 10-20% capacity, how can the lockdown EVER end?
Something that often gets overlooked is that hospitals typically run within 10-20% of their ICU capacity.
Hospitals have spent the last decade adopting systems of management like those of us in manufacturing have been using for years. Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, whatever the flavor of the month that the current crop of MBAs are pushing.
ICU beds are expensive. ICU staff is expensive. It's bad business to have an expensive piece equipment sitting idle. Idle equipment generates no revenue but it still costs you $$$. It's bad business to have your ICU staff treating bumps and bruises. They plan for the worst case, which previously has been a really bad flu season. In those cases, it was not uncommon to see ICU capacity hit low single digits.
In California, their governor has tied their current stay at home orders to 15% ICU capacity. If their hospitals typically run at 10-20% capacity, how can the lockdown EVER end?
Something that often gets overlooked is that hospitals typically run within 10-20% of their ICU capacity.
Hospitals have spent the last decade adopting systems of management like those of us in manufacturing have been using for years. Lean Six Sigma, PDCA, whatever the flavor of the month that the current crop of MBAs are pushing.
ICU beds are expensive. ICU staff is expensive. It's bad business to have an expensive piece equipment sitting idle. Idle equipment generates no revenue but it still costs you $$$. It's bad business to have your ICU staff treating bumps and bruises. They plan for the worst case, which previously has been a really bad flu season. In those cases, it was not uncommon to see ICU capacity hit low single digits.
In California, their governor has tied their current stay at home orders to 15% ICU capacity. If their hospitals typically run at 10-20% capacity, how can the lockdown EVER end?
So you're saying it's expected that a pure capitalist healthcare system fails at time you need it most?
