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San Mateo provided you a response, but I don't see that their response explains why the numbers are dramatically different.  If they can interpret the response to understand the very different numbers, please explain it to me.

The best I can come up with is that maybe the numbers at the SM site are for a limited set of hospitals while the state's numbers are for all hospitals.  Why a limited set of hospitals is the subject of an "additional" poll, I don't know.  Maybe the state numbers are pulled at midnight, and the county wants their numbers at 3PM and don't mind that some hospitals don't provide that number.   I don't know -- I'm just trying to make some sense of it.

I suspect it is the reporting criteria used by the State don't actually say how many patients can you accommodate right this minute, but rather how many could you accommodate if you had some notice. If you are looking for a free bed right now it is a lot different that looking for COVID-19 beds next week. Still, from a COVID-19 point of view, the State and County numbers should match. The fact they don't indicates a lack of coordination. Surprise Surprise.

[Goose]

San Mateo provided you a response, but I don't see that their response explains why the numbers are dramatically different.  If they can interpret the response to understand the very different numbers, please explain it to me.

The best I can come up with is that maybe the numbers at the SM site are for a limited set of hospitals while the state's numbers are for all hospitals.  Why a limited set of hospitals is the subject of an "additional" poll, I don't know.  Maybe the state numbers are pulled at midnight, and the county wants their numbers at 3PM and don't mind that some hospitals don't provide that number.   I don't know -- I'm just trying to make some sense of it.

I suspect it is the reporting criteria used by the State don't actually say how many patients can you accommodate right this minute, but rather how many could you accommodate if you had some notice. If you are looking for a free bed right now it is a lot different that looking for COVID-19 beds next week. Still, from a COVID-19 point of view, the State and County numbers should match. The fact they don't indicates a lack of coordination. Surprise Surprise.