A post-Thanksgiving uptick in covid-19 patients at U.S. hospitals is arriving even as health systems contend with waves of feverish, coughing people stricken with RSV and influenza infections.
. The hospital’s emergency department had a record influx of 12,000 patients in November and, at times, had to divert patients to other medical centers. Now, the children’s hospital also is seeing a rise in covid hospitalizations, although nowhere near to the number of cases related to RSV. Some children arrive infected with multiple viruses.
“It’s forcing us to be organized and thoughtful, and we have to be innovative in space. We have to always seek out supplies,” said Sandip Godambe, the system’s chief medical officer. Although children’s hospitals and pediatric wings have been facing the greatest strain because of other respiratory viruses, older patients account for most new covid hospitalizations, according to Department of Health and Human ServicesExperts say the trend drives home the importance of people 65 and older receiving updated booster shots tailored to the omicron variant.
“Even when you have mild or moderate symptoms, if you are over the age of 50 or if you have any sort of medical problems, you can likely benefit from treatment for a few days so you don’t need to go to hospital,” said Erica Pan.
“Covid for hospitals was like a flood,” Coyle said. “And while the floodwaters may have receded if you look at the last two winters compared to where we are now, the damage is still here.”
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