New York State Hospital Bed and ICU Capacity Metrics

New York State hospital data tracks operational, occupied, and available staffed bed counts at the facility level. The dataset is collected via the Hospital Capacity Direct Access (HCDA) system by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated in April 2026. It includes daily metrics for acute care and ICU beds across multiple reporting regions.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional bed availability by analyzing 'Total Staffed Acute Care Beds Available' and 'Total Staffed ICU Beds Currently Available' across 'DOH Region'.
• Tracking daily occupancy rates over time by calculating ratios from 'Total Staffed Acute Care Beds Occupied' and 'Total Staffed Acute Care Beds' using the 'As of Date' field.
• Assessing ICU strain by comparing 'Total Staffed ICU Beds Currently Occupied' to 'Total Staffed ICU Beds' within specific 'Facility Network' groupings.
• Mapping hospital capacity by joining facility-level bed counts from 'Facility Name' with external geographic data using 'Facility County'.
• Analyzing bed distribution disparities by aggregating 'Total Staffed Acute Care Beds' across different 'NY Forward Region' classifications.

Strengths

• Data includes 13 specific columns detailing bed types, occupancy, and facility metadata.
• Collection via the HCDA system suggests standardized reporting for consistent state-wide metrics.
• Granular facility-level data allows for analysis by county, region, and network.

Limitations

• Total row count and historical time range are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale and temporal coverage.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing verification of data distributions, potential class imbalances, or null value prevalence.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Collected through the Hospital Capacity Direct Access (HCDA) system.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, indicating recent collection.

Geography

New York State, USA, with columns for DOH Region, Facility County, and NY Forward Region.