Ontario ICU Bed Availability and Occupancy for COVID-Related Critical Illness

Daily counts of adult and pediatric ICU patients and unoccupied beds in Ontario, focusing on COVID-related critical illness (CRCI). The dataset includes separate counts for COVID and non-CRCI patients, total ICU occupancy, and bed availability, with data reported at a single point each day. The Government of Ontario compiled this data, which was last updated on April 17, 2026, but note that updates ceased on November 14, 2024.

Use Cases

• Monitor ICU bed availability trends based on daily counts of unoccupied beds.
• Analyze the proportion of COVID-related critical illness (CRCI) patients in ICU based on separate adult and pediatric counts.
• Track changes in total ICU occupancy over time based on the daily total counts.
• Assess the impact of incremental bed additions and removals on system capacity based on the described historical events.

Strengths

• Data includes separate counts for adult and pediatric ICU patients, providing granularity.
• Patients are counted at a single point in time (11:59 pm) to avoid duplication.
• The description details specific historical periods of data exclusion and technical issues, providing transparency.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Updates ceased on November 14, 2024, making the dataset historical.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Daily counts compiled from hospitals, with patients counted at 11:59 pm and COVID status updated at 6 am.

Time Range

Data likely spans from May 2020 onward, as pediatric data was added for that period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:40:45.615564; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.