“Hospital systems in nearly half of U.S. states including Maryland, Virginia and Ohio have announced they would postpone elective surgeries, a Reuters review of

“Hospital systems in nearly half of U.S. states including Maryland, Virginia and Ohio have announced they would postpone elective surgeries, a Reuters review of public statements and local media reports found,” I don’t care what the numbers are, but Reuters/AP should (be able to) report on: 1. The actual total number of hospitals in an overload situation (and what fraction of beds these represent), by State, for every State. The Texas COVID website had that (2020/2021, has that 2022?) broken down to the county level. But they are Texas, so you expect competence and thoroughness. This reads like “I have three friends at a hospital in each of these three States I called who will vouch for me, and I’ll just wing the rest of the country.” 2. What fraction of elective surgery delays are preparatory in expectation of Omicron stress, and what fraction are actually experiencing delaying due to a current surge, by State for every State. The article isn’t a total nothing-burger, but it’s only a couple of pickles and a slice of cheese. The information presented is not actionable and not demonstratively representative, although perhaps, but just perhaps, actually representative. You’d expect better from Reuters. Ten staffers could do the full job and provide an actionable take, and this story does warrant that. WFH means work from home.