As of Jan. 4, the Bryan/College Station Trauma Service Area has 0 ICU beds available, according to the DSHS. There are currently 65 available hospital beds and 45 available ventilators in the area.
There are 606 total staffed hospital beds within the trauma service area, though not all beds are being used for COVID-19 patients.
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