Hospital system overwhelmed

[Spongebob]

There's always the possibility of a surge in patients from some unexpected disease or catastrophe.

You want hospitals built, staffed, and funded to be able to accomadate what if scenarios?

If you think about the nature of healthcare, does it make sense to have a system that is always near its capacity even when there is no outbreak of a new disease?  That means if there is anything whatsoever, your system will break.  Does that make sense?

When schools reach capacity or go a little beyond capacity, the typical reaction is to build a new school or at least expand an existing school.  In a growing region, the student body will continue to grow.  So its that or line kids up on the sidewalk.  I don't see why hospitals should be any different.  Of course there is one mitigating factor, the availability of medical staff.  If that supply is restricted, then new beds are of no use.