The people that get an ICU space I feel will be the lucky ones. Sorry not trying to spread fear, but the north Italian hospitals are far more equipped than over here and they're totally overwhelmed.
Still don't believe we will be overwhelmed in the same way as Italy. More and more information is available that explain the huge numbers out of the Lombardy region. A quick google search reveals a lot of relevant information. Main news channels are not explaining the detail on Italy, because, well because fear sells.
Italy in addition to having 60% of cases in a small geographical area
Has a high proportion of people over the age of 70
Has one of the largest percentage of smokers per capita in the world
Commonly has numerous generations of family living together
Lombardy is an industrial region and known for its air pollution
Our situation is not the same