In the first week of December, Tarrant County’s trauma service area hit a 15% hospitalization rate, triggering a series of rollback guidelines for restaurants, retail shops and bars in the area.
As of Dec. 6, the percentage of all beds used by COVID-19 patients in Tarrant County hospitals was at 18%. In northeast Tarrant County, the hospitalization rate is mostly in line with countywide data with a few exceptions.
At Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine, the number of confirmed and suspected cases averaged around 40 per week in November.
During that same time, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance saw roughly 30 confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 per week. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance has the highest total number of intensive care unit beds used on a weekly basis in the area, with an average of 18 to 23 beds used weekly, according to data from the U.S. Department of Human and Health Services.
In Southlake, local hospitals Methodist Southlake and Texas Health Harris Methodist Southlake have some of the lowest COVID-19 case numbers in the area with an average of four ICU beds or fewer used weekly. Looking at the weekly average of inpatient beds used for COVID-19 patients, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine has the highest number of beds used, with between 160 and 250 beds used per week. For more up-to-date COVID-19 coverage, visit our webpage at communityimpact.com/coronavirus.
