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8.0 Surge Capacity Measures


Operational Intent: These performance measures examine how activities have been implemented to achieve the following outcome:

  • Increase the numbers of patient care beds to provide surge capacity

8.1 Required Surge Capacity Measures


Program Performance Measure
 Data Point
 Data Entity and Timing
 Calculation
PM 25: Percent increase in staffed patient beds per sub- recipient with Hospital Association COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Activities Cooperative Agreement funding
  1. Number of staffed beds (both acute care and ICU) before increasing bed capacity with Hospital Association COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Activities Cooperative Agreement funds (during the period of performance, April 10, 2021 to April 9, 2022).
  2. Number of staffed beds (both acute care and ICU) after use of Hospital Association COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Activities Cooperative Agreement funds to increase bed capacity (during the period of performance, April
Sub-recipient

(collected  end of project year)
Percent increase in staffed patient beds = ((b-a)/a) * 100%










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Performance Measures