Ronan Kelly
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Inundated with flu, snow-related injuries, Staten Island University Hospital asking staff to work longer shifts
Published: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 4:53 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 5:41 PM
By John M. Annese
Print STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- So many people are coming into the emergency room at Staten Island University Hospital with flu symptoms or snow-related injuries that the hospital is holding over its staff to deal with the backlog.
Advance file photo/Irving SilversteinStaten Island University Hospital's emergency rooms at the Ocean Breeze campus, above, and Prince's Bay campus are busy today.
As of this afternoon, 82 patients were awaiting treatment at the emergency room on the hospital?s Ocean Breeze campus, and another 12 were awaiting treatment at the Prince?s Bay campus, said Arleen Ryback, a hospital spokeswoman.
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Statistics from the city Department of Health show a sharp increase in emergency room visits city-wide due to "influenza-like illness" starting in the end of December, with more than 500 visits on several days in the past two weeks.
full article at; http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2011/01/inundated_with_flu_snow-relate.html
Published: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 4:53 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 5:41 PM
By John M. Annese
Print STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- So many people are coming into the emergency room at Staten Island University Hospital with flu symptoms or snow-related injuries that the hospital is holding over its staff to deal with the backlog.
Advance file photo/Irving SilversteinStaten Island University Hospital's emergency rooms at the Ocean Breeze campus, above, and Prince's Bay campus are busy today.
As of this afternoon, 82 patients were awaiting treatment at the emergency room on the hospital?s Ocean Breeze campus, and another 12 were awaiting treatment at the Prince?s Bay campus, said Arleen Ryback, a hospital spokeswoman.
...
Statistics from the city Department of Health show a sharp increase in emergency room visits city-wide due to "influenza-like illness" starting in the end of December, with more than 500 visits on several days in the past two weeks.
full article at; http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2011/01/inundated_with_flu_snow-relate.html