This statistic ranks the provinces that were expected to experience a bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of the 18th March, 2020. based on the expected load of hospital ICU beds by COVID-19 in Spain as of March 18. According to forecasts, Álava was the province that would sustain the greatest hospital overload due to coronavirus cases at a shortage of 216 percent. This means that the ICU departments in the hospitals in this province will be running at double their capacity.
Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020
Characteristic
Bed shortage
Álava
216%
La Rioja
163%
Madrid
89%
Guadalajara
81%
Segovia
60%
Burgos
53%
Toledo
44%
Pamplona
38%
Salamanca
34%
Vizcaya
34%
Almeria
28%
Malaga
28%
Albacete
27%
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The source adds the following: "Data includes beds from public and private healthcare facilities, regardless of specialty. All ICU beds are assumed to be available for COVID-19 cases."
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URV. (March 18, 2020). Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/
URV. "Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/
URV. (2020). Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/
URV. "Provinces Expected to Sustain Bed Shortage in Their Intensive Care Unit (Icu) Departments Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) Hospital Admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/
URV, Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
Provinces expected to sustain bed shortage in their intensive care unit (ICU) departments due to coronavirus (COVID-19) hospital admissions in Spain as of March 18, 2020 [Graph], URV, March 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104866/provinces-with-the-highest-hospital-overload-due-to-covid-19-spain/
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