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UPDATED: Flu patients jam local ERs
CTV Montreal: Flu cases overwhelming local ERs
This season's flu is said to be the worst in a decade, and local emergency rooms are busy dealing with the fallout, Annie Demelt reports.
CTV Montreal
Published Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 6:46PM EST
Last Updated Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 6:19PM EST
UPDATE: On Saturday, the average occupancy rate at hospitals in the Greater Montreal Area was little improved at 120 per cent. The most critical situation was at St-Mary's Hospital with an occupancy rate of 193 per cent.
MONTREAL - Local emergency rooms are once again bursting at the seams Friday with patients complaining of flu symptoms: Lakeshore Hospital has an occupancy rate of 210 percent with some patients waiting up to 48 hours for a bed, while the Jewish General Hospital reports a 200 percent occupancy rate.
That?s because the flu is hitting the city hard...
UPDATED: Flu patients jam local ERs
CTV Montreal: Flu cases overwhelming local ERs
This season's flu is said to be the worst in a decade, and local emergency rooms are busy dealing with the fallout, Annie Demelt reports.
CTV Montreal
Published Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 6:46PM EST
Last Updated Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 6:19PM EST
UPDATE: On Saturday, the average occupancy rate at hospitals in the Greater Montreal Area was little improved at 120 per cent. The most critical situation was at St-Mary's Hospital with an occupancy rate of 193 per cent.
MONTREAL - Local emergency rooms are once again bursting at the seams Friday with patients complaining of flu symptoms: Lakeshore Hospital has an occupancy rate of 210 percent with some patients waiting up to 48 hours for a bed, while the Jewish General Hospital reports a 200 percent occupancy rate.
That?s because the flu is hitting the city hard...
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