Becker's Healthcare January 28, 2025
Hospital capacity concerns took center stage in late 2022, as health experts’ warning of a “tripledemic” materialized.
Flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus sent patients flocking to hospitals, creating significant operational challenges for facilities already grappling with staffing shortages. This convergence of viruses underscored that severe capacity challenges were not just a temporary crisis of the pandemic but a recurring and significant obstacle for hospitals, even as COVID-19’s immediate threats receded.
Today, inpatient bed use rates are not far from what they were during the winter of 2022. Once a marker of acute crisis during the pandemic, hospital capacity challenges have now become a baseline reality for many health systems.
The shift from a crisis-driven response to...
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