UR Medicine Hospitals Surge Plans
UR Medicine participated in a Monroe County news conference on March 27, 2020, to update the public about hospital system capacity to treat COVID-19 patients. The fact sheet below summarizes our health systemâs surge capacity plans, which UR Medicine hospitals submitted to the New York State Department of Health this week. Participants in the news conference included:
- Adam Bello, Monroe County Executive
- Michael Apostolakos, MD, Chief Medical Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
- Kathleen Parrinello, RN, PhD, Chief Operating Officer, Strong Memorial Hospital
- Robert Mayo, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Rochester Regional Health
- Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH, Monroe County Health Commissioner
|
Hospital |
Total Beds |
Medicine/ |
Surge Phase 1 |
Surge Phase 2 |
Surge Phase 3 |
Total Surge Capacity |
Percent Increase |
|
Strong Memorial Hospital |
886 |
690 |
197 |
231 |
262 |
690 |
100% |
|
Highland Hospital |
261 |
231 |
80 |
52 |
99 |
231 |
100% |
|
F.F. Thompson Hospital |
85 |
75 |
33 |
37 |
20 |
90 |
120% |
|
Noyes Hospital |
37 |
31 |
15 |
20 |
NA |
35 |
113% |
|
Jones Memorial Hospital |
25 |
22 |
NA |
14 |
15 |
29 |
132% |
|
St. James Hospital |
19 |
19 |
NA |
17 |
8 |
25 |
132% |
|
Total |
1,313 |
1,066 |
325 |
370 |
404 |
1,099 |
103% |
|
Total beds: Licensed beds of any type currently in operation Medicine/Surgery and ICU beds: Beds used for most inpatient, surgical, and intensive care; the baseline for surge capacity planning. Excludes beds for some specialized services such as NICU, maternity and psychiatry Surge Phase 1: Inpatient bed space freed up by decrease in non-urgent surgeries and procedures Surge Phase 2: Deploying additional patient care space in the hospital or ambulatory clinics (e.g., Sawgrass surgery center) Surge Phase 3: Doubling up non-COVID patient rooms to create more inpatient space, converting non-clinical hospital space to support inpatient care by adding beds, staff and equipment |
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