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Dire88 t1_iyd80ql wrote

Reply to comment by OustedStrongman in Maine is out of pediatric hospital beds. “As of Nov. 24, about 30,000 of the country's 40,000 pediatric hospital beds were available. Five states are at 90% capacity or higher. Currently the most overwhelmed state is Maine, at 109% capacity” by membaberry18

85 beds does not mean 85 beds available.

Staffing shortages, which have hit Maine hard, reduce bed availability. So you can be over capacity without using your total beds.

The bulk of chronic pediatric cases, such as genetic conditions or cancers, will end up in specialized hospitals which for Maine generals means Boston.

The bulk of local beds will be for acute cases such as surgical recovery, trauma recovery, and acute illnesses. Usually these don't take too much space. But we're in a perfect world for healthcare failures and a bad flu season on top of COVID resurgence.

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