Hospital Respiratory Surveillance
Weekly hospital surveillance data from CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Track COVID-19, influenza, and RSV hospitalizations, ICU capacity, and new admissions across the United States.
Weekly Hospital Respiratory Data
Understanding Hospital Surveillance Data
Hospital Capacity Metrics
Inpatient Beds
Total staffed adult and pediatric inpatient beds, including surge capacity
ICU Beds
Intensive care unit beds with ventilator capability and specialized staffing
Bed Occupancy Rate
Percentage of available beds currently occupied by patients
New Admissions
Patients newly admitted in the reporting week with confirmed respiratory illness
Respiratory Illness Categories
COVID-19
Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection requiring hospitalization
Influenza
Laboratory-confirmed influenza A or B requiring hospital admission
RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus infections, particularly severe in infants and elderly
Co-infections
Patients may test positive for multiple respiratory pathogens simultaneously
Data Source Information
CDC Dataset
- • Dataset ID: ua7e-t2fy
- • Update Frequency: Weekly
- • Coverage: All US states & territories
- • Start Date: August 2020
Reporting Hospitals
- • ~5,000 hospitals nationwide
- • Acute care facilities
- • Critical access hospitals
- • Children's hospitals
Data Quality Notes
- • Some fields may be suppressed for privacy
- • Small numbers masked as "<5"
- • Holiday weeks may have delays
- • Territory data may be incomplete