DFW hospitals see continued spike in RSV, pneumonia cases

📆 11/21/2024 10:57 AM

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📆 11/21/2024 10:57 AM
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Children’s hospitals in North Texas are filling up with patients experiencing respiratory illnesses. Many are overwhelmed in their labs and emergency rooms.

Pediatric RSV and pneumonia cases started spiking locally a few weeks ago.Children’s Health System in Dallas reported treating 366 cases of RSV systemwide last week. That’s a 67% increase over the prior week.Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth said it treated over 550 patients in the ER on Wednesday alone, plus 800 more across urgent care centers. Across the hospital system, 23% of the patients tested for RSV last week were positive.

"Traditionally, about this time of year, we’re seeing about 400 to 450 kids per day, and that might be on the higher end. Starting on Monday, we’ve seen over 500 plus kids per day, and I think it was 586 on Monday. Yesterday was no different," said Dr. Dan Guzman, who works in the ER department at Cook Children’s.Doctors are worried the holidays could make the spike even worse.

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