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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:15 PM Jun 2020

Why isn't the Army Corps of Engineers building field hospitals

...in Texas, where they’re almost out of beds (6 icu beds left out of 1300?)

Is it because TX is too big, whereas nyc was more concentrated?

Is Abbott not asking for it?

Or have pence and the task force just lost interest?

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Why isn't the Army Corps of Engineers building field hospitals (Original Post) soothsayer Jun 2020 OP
Proably on the governor... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #1
The governor MUST ask for USACE help Drahthaardogs Jun 2020 #2
It's not like other beds can't be converted easily to treat CV19 patients. But, we definitely need Hoyt Jun 2020 #3
Well they just used up their last beds, according to my sister soothsayer Jun 2020 #4
No they didn't LeftInTX Jun 2020 #6
USACE needs to be asked...the states should have anticipated this a couple weeks ago. KewlKat Jun 2020 #5

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
1. Proably on the governor...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:16 PM
Jun 2020

The Army Corps of Engineers is always available to help areas with emergencies.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. It's not like other beds can't be converted easily to treat CV19 patients. But, we definitely need
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:40 PM
Jun 2020

to reconsider reopening with few restrictions.

LeftInTX

(25,364 posts)
6. No they didn't
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 03:27 PM
Jun 2020
There are currently ‭1,320‬ ICU beds available at the moment in the state.

https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101f

Trauma Service Area A



2020 Population Estimate - 440,127

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,066​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 400​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 43

Available Ventilators - 118​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 27​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area B



2020 Population Estimate - 513,580

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,250​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 359​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 35

Available Ventilators - 159​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 34​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area C



2020 Population Estimate - 219,793

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 583​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 260​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 12

Available Ventilators - 27​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 7​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area D



2020 Population Estimate - 306,972

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 986​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 439​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 20

Available Ventilators - 58​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 5​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area E



2020 Population Estimate - 8,080,080

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 14,634​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 3,113​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 405

Available Ventilators - 1,271​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 1,130​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area F



2020 Population Estimate - 273,329

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,328​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 793​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 94

Available Ventilators - 90​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 25​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area G



2020 Population Estimate - 968,611

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 2,031​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 425​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 75

Available Ventilators - 240​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 62​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area H



2020 Population Estimate - 272,151

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 553​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 200​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 14

Available Ventilators - 117​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 32​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area I



2020 Population Estimate - 881,765

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,769​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 466​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 49

Available Ventilators - 273​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 133​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area J



2020 Population Estimate - 526,736

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,307​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 506​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 34

Available Ventilators - 214​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 39​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area K



2020 Population Estimate - 179,457

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 426​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 133​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 7

Available Ventilators - 38​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 8​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area L



2020 Population Estimate - 490,708

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,008​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 212​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 12

Available Ventilators - 131​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 33​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area M



2020 Population Estimate - 346,651

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 619​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 196​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 7

Available Ventilators - 57​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 14​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area N



2020 Population Estimate - 360,335

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 493​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 136​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 16

Available Ventilators - 37​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 46​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area O



2020 Population Estimate - 2,375,407

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 3,375​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 705​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 85

Available Ventilators - 412​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 274​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area P



2020 Population Estimate - 2,945,792

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 5,773​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 1,197​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 135

Available Ventilators - 597​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 549​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area Q



2020 Population Estimate - 6,688,587

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 12,786​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 2,020​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 173

Available Ventilators - 1,293​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 1,343​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area R



2020 Population Estimate - 1,309,237

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,842​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 353​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 19

Available Ventilators - 210​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 223​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area S



2020 Population Estimate - 186,672

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 560​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 195​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 19

Available Ventilators - 53​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 30​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area T



2020 Population Estimate - 295,669

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 409​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 111​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 20

Available Ventilators - 63​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 24​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area U



2020 Population Estimate - 630,897

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,332​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 286​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 5

Available Ventilators - 174​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 39​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area V



2020 Population Estimate - 1,385,112

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 2,577​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 446​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 41

Available Ventilators - 218​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 312​​​​​​​


Trauma Service Area A



2020 Population Estimate - 440,127

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,066​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 400​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 43

Available Ventilators - 118​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 27​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area B



2020 Population Estimate - 513,580

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,250​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 359​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 35

Available Ventilators - 159​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 34​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area C



2020 Population Estimate - 219,793

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 583​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 260​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 12

Available Ventilators - 27​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 7​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area D



2020 Population Estimate - 306,972

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 986​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 439​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 20

Available Ventilators - 58​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 5​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area E



2020 Population Estimate - 8,080,080

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 14,634​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 3,113​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 405

Available Ventilators - 1,271​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 1,130​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area F



2020 Population Estimate - 273,329

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,328​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 793​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 94

Available Ventilators - 90​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 25​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area G



2020 Population Estimate - 968,611

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 2,031​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 425​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 75

Available Ventilators - 240​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 62​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area H



2020 Population Estimate - 272,151

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 553​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 200​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 14

Available Ventilators - 117​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 32​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area I



2020 Population Estimate - 881,765

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,769​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 466​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 49

Available Ventilators - 273​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 133​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area J



2020 Population Estimate - 526,736

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,307​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 506​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 34

Available Ventilators - 214​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 39​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area K



2020 Population Estimate - 179,457

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 426​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 133​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 7

Available Ventilators - 38​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 8​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area L



2020 Population Estimate - 490,708

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,008​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 212​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 12

Available Ventilators - 131​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 33​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area M



2020 Population Estimate - 346,651

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 619​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 196​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 7

Available Ventilators - 57​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 14​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area N



2020 Population Estimate - 360,335

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 493​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 136​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 16

Available Ventilators - 37​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 46​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area O



2020 Population Estimate - 2,375,407

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 3,375​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 705​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 85

Available Ventilators - 412​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 274​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area P



2020 Population Estimate - 2,945,792

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 5,773​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 1,197​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 135

Available Ventilators - 597​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 549​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area Q



2020 Population Estimate - 6,688,587

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 12,786​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 2,020​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 173

Available Ventilators - 1,293​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 1,343​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area R



2020 Population Estimate - 1,309,237

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,842​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 353​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 19

Available Ventilators - 210​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 223​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area S



2020 Population Estimate - 186,672

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 560​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 195​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 19

Available Ventilators - 53​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 30​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area T



2020 Population Estimate - 295,669

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 409​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 111​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 20

Available Ventilators - 63​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 24​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area U



2020 Population Estimate - 630,897

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 1,332​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 286​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 5

Available Ventilators - 174​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 39​​​​​​​

Trauma Service Area V



2020 Population Estimate - 1,385,112

Total Staffed Hospital Beds - 2,577​​​​​​​

Available Hospital Beds - 446​​​​​​​

Available ICU Beds - 41

Available Ventilators - 218​​​​​​​

Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Hospital - 312​​​​​​​

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
5. USACE needs to be asked...the states should have anticipated this a couple weeks ago.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 03:15 PM
Jun 2020

They’d be building behind the curve now.

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