COVID: How Newton-Wellesley Hospital Compares To Area Hospitals

NEWTON, MA — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows few signs of abating, with new U.S. cases averaging more than 200,000 a day during the week ending Jan. 18 and new deaths averaging more than 1,400 a day.

The still-growing caseload has placed an unprecedented strain on the nation's hospital system, which in many areas is hard put to keep up with an influx of new patients. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows just how great that strain has become on hospitals in Middlesex County.

At Newton-Wellesley Hospital, which has 244 inpatient beds, 217 of them are being used, and of those, nearly 13 percent are taken up by someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The figures are current through Thursday, Jan. 14.

Health experts have said that the share of each hospital’s beds devoted to coronavirus is key to understanding the strain on its resources. A share greater than 10 percent is said to be a cause of concern. When that share exceeds 20 percent, a hospital is said to be under extreme stress, and as the share approaches 50 percent the stress is said to be immense.

Below are the latest figures for hospitals in Middlesex County near Newton:

Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. The local hospitals included in the list are limited to those included in the government data. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com.

CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
1493 CAMBRIDGE STREET, CAMBRIDGE

• Total beds (7-day average): 315
• All adult inpatient beds: 203
• Inpatient beds occupied: 165.4
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 81.48%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 55.6
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 43.6
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 27.39%
• All adult inpatient beds: 79
• Inpatient beds occupied: 53.6
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 67.85%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 10.7
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 8.4
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 13.54%

METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER

115 LINCOLN STREET, FRAMINGHAM

• Total beds (7-day average): 287
• All adult inpatient beds: 210
• Inpatient beds occupied: 139.4
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 66.38%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 25.1
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 20.4
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 11.95%

MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
330 MOUNT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE

• Total beds (7-day average): 218
• All adult inpatient beds: 176.3
• Inpatient beds occupied: 164.4
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 93.25%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 32.7
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 26.1
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 18.55%

NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL
2014 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON

• Total beds (7-day average): 350
• All adult inpatient beds: 244
• Inpatient beds occupied: 217.7
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 89.22%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 30.6
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 30.6
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 12.54%

SPAULDING HOSPITAL FOR CONTINUING MED CARE-CAMB
1575 CAMBRIDGE STREET, CAMBRIDGE

• Total beds (7-day average): 123.6
• All adult inpatient beds: 123.6
• Inpatient beds occupied: 107.7
• Percent of inpatient beds used: 87.14%
• Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 4.1
• Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 4.1
• Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 3.32%