Across the Midwest, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have spiked. That's forcing some hospital officials to add beds for these patients.

As of Nov. 12, 2,548 Hoosiers are hospitalized with the virus. That's 180 percent higher than it was when Indiana moved to Stage 5 of its reopening plan.

State officials are renewing their call for retired health care workers to help relieve staff in Indiana's hospitals and long-term care facilities as the number of hospitalizations and new infections across the state continue to spike at record highs.

The St. Joseph County Health Department is preparing for a possible surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Iowa is among the states with the fewest COVID-19 cases, but it still has more than 300 confirmed cases and the total increases every day. The state's hospitals, large and small, face a common problem as they get ready for a possible spike in patients: finding enough equipment.

Dr. Kristina Box, the state health commissioner, cited confidentiality arrangements with hospitals for not releasing details about intensive care unit capacity and equipment availability around the state.

Henry Domke, a retired family doctor, has sold prints to more than 340 installations in hospitals and clinics from Connecticut to California, in part because of his subject-matter.

Research finds it's difficult for people to accurately understand everything a hospital does, and that leads to biased ratings.

The data is compiled from Indiana State Department of Health and a federal hospital pricing platform.

The lawsuit claims the hospitals violated provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.