St. Louis {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} say state’s {capacity|capability} {data|information} {leads to|results in|causes} ‘{misunderstanding|misconception},’ as they report their own – KSDK.com

That {data|information} led some to {call into question|bring into question|cast doubt on} {recent|current} {urgent|immediate} reports from {local|regional} health systems that their {facilities|centers} are {rapidly|quickly} {filling up|filling}, {endangering|threatening} their {ability|capability} to {care for|take care of|look after} {patients|clients} with Covid-19 and other {health problems|health issue|illness}. {But|However} the state {data|information} can {lead to|result in|cause}

“{misunderstanding|misinterpreting|misconstruing} on the part of some,”{said|stated} Stephanie Zoller Mueller, {a spokeswoman|a spokesperson} for the St. Louis Metropolitan {Task|Job} Force, a consortium of BJC {HealthCare|Health care}, {Mercy|Grace}, SSM Health and St. Luke’s {Hospital|Medical facility|Healthcare facility|Health center}, the {region|area}’s {largest|biggest} health systems. “I can {assure|guarantee|ensure} you our {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} are {very|extremely|really}, {very|extremely|really} {full|complete},”Zoller Mueller {said|stated}. “Some ICUs in St. Louis are at {capacity|capability}. I {sit on|rest on} the phone {multiple|several|numerous} times a day and can hear the {strain|stress|pressure} and {stress|tension} in the voices of our {caregivers|caretakers}. It’s heartbreaking.”

{As of|Since} Tuesday, {for example|for instance}, the state reported that {overall|general|total} {remaining|staying} inpatient bed {capacity|capability} stood at 35 %. ICU bed {remaining|staying} {capacity|capability} was 29 %. The state said it {uses|utilizes} {data|information} from TeleTracking, a Pittsburgh {data|information} {firm|company}, and the National {Healthcare|Health Care} {Safety|Security} Network, {an internet|a web} {surveillance|monitoring|security} system {managed|handled} by the Centers for {Disease|Illness} Control and {Prevention|Avoidance}.

By contrast, Zoller Mueller {said|stated} {as of|since} Wednesday {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} covered by the {task|job} force were at 84% {capacity|capability} {overall|in general}. The ICUs stood at 90 % {capacity|capability}, she {said|stated}, {adding|including} that the numbers represent averages, with some {systems and {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers}|{hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} and systems} doing {better|much better} than others. The {task|job} force on Wednesday {also|likewise} reported that hospitalizations continue to increase, with the seven-day moving average of {hospital|medical facility|healthcare facility|health center} admissions {rising|increasing} from 124 to 125. Inpatient {confirmed|verified|validated} Covid-positive hospitalizations {rose|increased} from 838 to 841, a record.

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