Coronavirus: How Full Are Solano County Hospitals?

SOLANO COUNTY, CA —Hospitals in Solano County are almost at capacity due to the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in California and around the country. State health officials warn that once all hospital beds are occupied, patients may be turned away.

For weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California health officials have warned residents of the risk of local hospitals becoming overwhelmed as case counts continue to rise, even as vaccine distribution is now in sight.

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Residents can now look up exactly how full their local hospital is. Based on research and data compiled by the University of Minnesota, National Public Radio created a "look-up" tool showing which hospitals are “dangerously full.”

“The ratio of COVID-19 hospitalizations to total beds gives a picture of how much strain a hospital is under,” NPR reported. “Though there's not a clear threshold, it's concerning when that rate rises above 10%, hospital capacity experts told NPR.”

Users can also look up county and statewide hospitalization rates, in addition to info on their local hospital.

Below are Solano County hospital capacity rates and their number of daily COVID-19 patients based on a seven-day average:

• Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Vacaville — 91 percent full, treating an average of 20 COVID-19 patients
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center, Vallejo — 91 percent full, treating an average 36 COVID-19 patients
• Northbay Medical Center, Fairfield — 83 percent full, treating an average of 20 COVID-19 patients
• Sutter Solano Medical Center, Vallejo — 65 percent full, treating an average of 12 COVID-19 patients

Solano County hospitals are a combined 82 percent full.

There were 641 new coronavirus cases reported Monday in Solano County, bringing the county's cumulative total to 13,374, including 91 deaths.

The number of active cases as of 6 p.m. Monday in Solano County was 1,857, with 104 patients currently hospitalized.

You can find more information on the NPR website as well as the County of Solano's website.