QC: Flu jams Montreal ERS

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Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/updated-flu-patients-jam-local-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/montr...ntreal-flu-emergency-rooms-over-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...

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