Becker's Healthcare March 13, 2025
The emergency department at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital has 41 beds, but there are often 80 to 100 patients at any time in the hospital’s ED, according to a Portland Business Journal report.
On March 12, nurses and physicians at the Portland hospital met with media outlets about what they described as a capacity crisis — a problem that is slamming hospitals across the country. Since 2023, U.S. hospital bed capacity has remained above 70%, according to HHS data.
In Oregon, hospitals are at 85% capacity, and OHSU Hospital is above 100%, according to the Journal.
Employees at the hospital outlined multiple factors for the capacity issue, including procedures postponed during the pandemic, a rise...
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