Critics slam changes in ICU capacity reporting in Houston Houston area officials are criticizing a change in how local hospitals are reporting intensive care unit capacity during the coronavirus pandemicA women wears a mask while walking in a park Wednesday, July 1, 2014, in Houston. Last week, the medical center reported that its normal ICU capacity was at 100% and warned that “ICU capacity is becoming increasingly stretched.”Hospital leaders later held a news conference in an effort to tamp down public alarm. He said the way the data was presented didn't provide a complete picture of ICU capacity. The hospitals in the medical center have reached their phase one ICU capacity, which is 1,330 beds. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she was alarmed by the changes to how the information on ICU capacity in the Houston area was now being presented.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2020 13:37 UTC