CDC warns hospitals to prepare for jump in respiratory illnesses

19. WHAT WE’RE SEEING IN OUR STAFF AND CALL OUTS IS DIRECTLY REFLECTIVE OF OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY. RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IS STARTING STRESS. A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ALREADY TO THE MAX. COVID DEATHS NOW AVERAGING TWO OR THREE A DAY HERE. FLU CASES TICKING UP AND WHILE RSV ISN’T TRACKED BY DHHS, IT IS CLEARLY HERE AND HERE. CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER. WE’VE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE AN INCREASE IN RSV ABOVE WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY SEE THIS TIME YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SEEN A STEADY STREAM, COVID 19. I THINK WHAT’S WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS THAT RSV IS OCCURRING SOONER. LEVELS ARE GOING UP MORE QUICKLY. REALLY THE COMBINATION, I THINK OF ALL OF THAT’S PUTTING A STRAIN ON ON OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THERE ARE AND ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION FOR TWO OF THE MAJOR VIRUSES THAT ARE CIRCULATING THE FLU AND COVID-19 HOSPITALS STRESSING IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC TAKE ADVANTAGE IF OUR HOSPITAL AISLES ARE FULL WITH CARING FOR THESE ILLNESSES THERE MAY BE A DOWNSTREAM IMPACT THAT THAT WOULD CAUSE FOR OPERA ROOMS TO BE CLOSED AND ELECTIVE PROCEDURES TO BE DELAYED. NOW THEY STRESS GETTING VACCINE OR A BOOSTER IN THE CASE OF COVID IN THE NEXT WEEK, EITHER THIS WEEK OR NEXT. BUT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, SHE CAN BUILD IMMUNITY. AND THAT’S NOT JUST THE SAKE OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. WE’

CDC warns hospitals to prepare for jump in respiratory illnesses

Updated: 6:43 PM EST Nov 10, 2022

Like many hospitals, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is already at 100% capacity most days. Hospital workers are now warned to prepare for a trifecta: a big jump in cases of the flu, RSV and COVID-19.

Like many hospitals, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is already at 100% capacity most days. Hospital workers are now warned to prepare for a trifecta: a big jump in cases of the flu, RSV and COVID-19.