Request for State Data on Staffed Hospital Beds and ICU units
Submitted | Aug. 14, 2020 |
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From: Matthew Hildreth
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request records regarding the number of staffed hospital beds, intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and ventilators in each of South Dakota's 66 counties.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hildreth
From: Matthew Hildreth
To Whom It May Concern:
Please note that I am waiting a reply on my initial request filed on August 14, 2020. The subject of my request was "South Dakota Open Records Law Request: Request for State Data on Staffed Hospital Beds and ICU units"
Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request records regarding the number of staffed hospital beds, intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and ventilators in each of South Dakota's 66 counties.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hildreth
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Dakota Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Matthew Hildreth
To Whom It May Concern:
Please note that I am waiting a reply on my initial public records request filed on August 14, 2020 to Justin Williams (Justin.Williams@state.sd.us). The subject of my request was "South Dakota Open Records Law Request: Request for State Data on Staffed Hospital Beds and ICU units"
Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request records regarding the number of staffed hospital beds, intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and ventilators in each of South Dakota's 66 counties.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request. We are well past the 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hildreth
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Dakota Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Dakota Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Health
I am responding to your open records below. The information is available on the South Dakota Department of Health's COVID-19 website (COVID.SD.GOV) under the tab for "Hospital Capacity" at the following link: https://doh.sd.gov/news/coronavirus.aspx#SD.
Regards,
Justin
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Justin L. Williams
Legal Counsel
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH