List of overwhelmed health care systems in the COVID-19 pandemic

This list of overwhelmed hospital networks during the COVID-19 pandemic, displayed in chronological order, includes a list of areas where the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused health care infrastructures to become overwhelmed, either causing increased deaths or pushing for in-crisis increased of local health care capacities. In the US, the fear of overwhelmed hospital has lead to widespread set up of field hospitals regardless of needs.[1]

Start End Country Urban area Shortages, comments and sources
Late January Late February China Wuhan, Hubei Turn away most patients due to health care facility capacity overwhelmed.[2] Ventilators.
February 2020 Italy Lombardy Ventilator, hospital beds. Population density, trade relations with China, health care reforms lowering relevant medical capacities and management mistakes blamed for the crisis' severity.[3]
March 2020 France Alsace Due to PPE shortages, French citizens had to collect face masks and 3D-print faceshields in order to donate them to healthcare workers for better safety. The French government had to shuttle patients from less affected regions
Late March 2020 Late April 2020 France Paris [4][5]
March 2020 May 2020 USA New York
March 2020 Spain Madrid
March 2020 Spain Barcelona
March 2020 England London
Mid may Massachusetts Worcester Two field hospitals built to care for lighter patients.[6]
Late April 2020 Brazil Manaus 3 times more deaths than usual.[7]
2020-04-23 Brazil Sao Paulo [8][9][10]
May 2020 Peru Loreto Oxygen therapy shortage.[7]
May 2020 Russia Moscow
Early May 2020 Mexico Tijuana Bed shortage, medical staff sick[11]
Early May 2020 Mexico Mexico city Bed shortage,[11] 11,000 medical staff tested positive.[12]
Early May 2020 India Delhi [13]
11 May 2020 India Mubai [14][15]
Early May 2020 Nigeria [16][17]
Early May 2020 Somalia Mogadishu [16][17]
Mid May, 2020 Alabama Montgomery [18]
May 22, 2020USA-Mexico borderSouthern California80-bed non-COVID temporary addition, many patients are US-citizen residing in nearby Mexican town who were turned away locally. High, 40.1/100,000 COVID-19 hospitalization.[19]

See also

References
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  2. Wang, Shan Li and Joyu (February 6, 2020). "Wuhan Coronavirus Hospitals Turn Away All but Most Severe Cases" – via www.wsj.com.
  3. Giuffrida, Angela (May 29, 2020). "Why was Lombardy hit harder than Italy's other regions?" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Paris hospital fears being overwhelmed as COVID-19 cases increase". euronews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Vidéo. Pourquoi le coronavirus a mis à l'épreuve les hôpitaux français".
  6. "'Positive Sign': 2 Coronavirus Field Hospitals in Massachusetts to Close". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. Kurmanaev, Anatoly; Andreoni, Manuela; Casado, Letícia; Taj, Mitra (2020-05-12). "Latin America's Outbreaks Now Rival Europe's. But Its Options Are Worse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  8. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Anguish in Brazil's ICU units overwhelmed by COVID-19". bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. "Hospitals in Brazil's largest city 'near collapse'". BBC News. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  10. Phillips, Tom; Sadiq, Maheen; Chulani, Nikhita; credited, Source: As (May 22, 2020). "Why has Brazil been so badly hit by coronavirus? – video explainer" – via www.theguardian.com.
  11. Ahmed, Azam; Berehulak, Daniel (2020-05-08). "Hidden Toll: Mexico Ignores Wave of Coronavirus Deaths in Capital". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  12. Kitroeff, Natalie; Villegas, Paulina (2020-05-28). "'It's Not The Virus': Mexico's Broken Hospitals Become Killers, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  13. "With hospitals overwhelmed, pregnant women left with no care or place to give birth". Hindustan Times. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  14. "Shock in India at hospital footage of bodies lying next to Covid-19 patients". the Guardian. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  15. AFP (2020-05-16). "'It's exploding': Overwhelmed Mumbai hospitals near collapse". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  16. "Nigerian Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights Emerging Threat in Africa". The New York Times. 2020-05-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  17. Maclean, Ruth (2020-05-17). "Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa's Alarming Hot Spots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  18. "Montgomery running out of ICU beds as coronavirus cases double in May". al. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  19. "Reinforcements sent to California border hospital hit by coronavirus surge". Reuters. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-08.


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