There is a shortage of beds in hospitals across the United States. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with doctor Arjun Venkatesh of Yale School about it.

The nation is on track for a critical hospital bed shortage by 2032, researchers said Wednesday. The shortage is largely driven by a reduction of staffed hospital beds, potentially preventing life ...

"For general hospital beds that are not ICU-level, many consider a bed shortage to occur at an 85 percent national hospital occupancy, marked by unacceptably long waiting times in emergency ...

Smart hospital beds provide greater benefits beyond the place to rest for patients. These beds are equipped with a myriad of sensors and monitors that enable real-time monitoring of a patient’s ...

setting the stage for a hospital bed shortage as early as 2032, new research suggests. In the decade leading up to the pandemic, U.S. average hospital occupancy was approximately 64%. In a study ...

The number of staffed hospital beds decreased after the COVID-19 public health emergency. The average national hospital occupancy could reach 85% by 2032 for adult hospital beds. Researchers ...

Across Chicago and downstate, thousands of high-cost hospital beds routinely lie empty. Below, explore Crain's first-of-its-kind analysis of every hospital in the state. To find out what caused ...

The largest hospitals serving the Charlotte region are competing to add more hospital beds in Cabarrus County, with plans costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Atrium Health and Novant Health ...