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  • QC: Flu jams Montreal ERS

    Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/updated-f...-ers-1.1101782


    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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    Re: QC: Flu jams Montreal ERS

    Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...-crowding.html

    Montreal clinics and emergency rooms overcrowded
    Health officials warn 8 more weeks of flu season
    CBC News
    Posted: Jan 5, 2013 4:42 PM ET
    Last Updated: Jan 5, 2013 5:07 PM ET

    Montreal hospitals and waiting rooms continue to be over-crowded with patients suffering from the flu and gastro-intestinal viruses...

    ...

    ...Several of Montreal's hospitals are over-capacity as flu season continues. (Source: Montreal public health authority)

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