COVID-Induced Shortages of ICU Beds By US State

The United States will face a shortage of more than 18,000 intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the expected peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). A comparison at the US state level between the number of ICU beds that exist and the projected need for ICU beds during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that New York will face the most severe shortage to the tune of 8,000 ICU beds during the peak of the outbreak.