(WBAP/KLIF) — An unprecedented spike in respiratory illnesses is causing alarm among healthcare professionals.
Cook Children’s Healthcare System reported nearly 2,400 patients jamming its Emergency Departments and Urgent Care centers over the last couple of days. A 25% rise in RSV cases is raising concerns within the healthcare community. Cook Children’s Urgent Care facilities across the Metroplex have seen over 1,400 patients in the last two days. According to Emergency Department physician Taylor Louden, Cook Children’s hospital in Fort Worth is also bursting at the seams.
Louden says with 240 RSV cases in the last week, they’re worried because the winter illness spike still hasn’t arrived, and they are experiencing overcrowding across the board at their hospitals, emergency departments, and urgent care facilities. He says the current patient spike is stretching resources.
As a result, Cook Children’s is asking parents to utilize their primary care physician for non-serious conditions in order to alleviate some of the patient overload.
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