How CHIME helps you estimate needs
CHIME allows decision makers in hospitals to project the potential burden of inpatient hospitalizations and patients requiring intensive care/mechanical ventilation. This information can be utilized to plan for increased resource needs before your hospital system is overwhelmed (e.g. beds, beds, ventilators, , etc). It also can be used as a tool to estimate the benefits of social distancing in reducing these burdens on health systems, which can be communicated to public health officials or the public at large.