A Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard shows 42 available staffed pediatric ICU beds across the state. In San Antonio’s region, there were only nine available.
Hospitals across the state and San Antonio are struggling to keep beds open for the sickest children. The latest data shows just 42 available pediatric ICU beds in the entire state. In the San Antonio region, there are only nine beds.– Two-month-old Kehlani Perez had been gasping for air and vomiting when her mother, Natalie Torres, brought her to University Hospital on Friday afternoon.
“I mean, the COVID numbers that we’ve been seeing in the past couple of weeks are probably, at least in the inpatient environment, some of the lowest we’ve seen in the past three years, which is great. And we’re excited about that and happy about that,” Alsip said. “But it seems that’s simply opened the door for some of these other respiratory pathogens that are now affecting a lot of people.”“Particularly young infants start breathing rapidly because they’re not oxygenating well.
Kurian said flu season normally ramps up by the first week of December and peaks somewhere in mid-January to mid-February. Part of the reason may be because of the numerous precautions people took during the pandemic against COVID-19. Masking, social distancing, and hand-washing are effective at stopping the spread of other viruses, too.“I believe there is ample opportunity for these respiratory viruses, including influenza, to spread very easily as they have done historically here in our community,” Kurian said.
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