As flu cases and related hospital admissions dramatically rise across Central Virginia and nationwide, numerous health systems and hospitals are enhancing their existing safety measures to curtail the spread of respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza. The need to revise the standard safety measures emerges as the influenza season, which typically…
Healthcare facilities in North Texas are currently grappling with a notable upswing in flu patients, putting tremendous pressure on emergency rooms and urgent care units across the region. Over a single day, the Cook Children's Emergency Department in Fort Worth witnessed almost 700 patients, a volume that the medical staff termed 'astronomical'. Dr. Stephanie Felton,…