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Flu, gastro cases flood Ste-Justine children's hospital
Ste-Justine ER head urges parents to keep kids with fevers for fewer than 48 hours at home
CBC NewsPosted: Dec 29, 2014 7:56 AM ET|Last Updated: Dec 29, 2014 7:56 AM ET
Over the past two weeks, the Montreal-area children?s hospital has been flooded with more than 275 children with colds or the flu per day.
"These are record numbers for this time of year," said the head of the ER department, Dr. Antonio D?Angelo.
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D?Angelo said the additional patients could cause longer delays for people waiting to see a doctor.
"Our mission is to see the sickest patients, in categories one, two and three," D?Angelo said. "The others will wait several hours."
And that?s on top of exposing parents and children to other sick children in the waiting room.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...ood-ste-justine-children-s-hospital-1.2885208
Ste-Justine ER head urges parents to keep kids with fevers for fewer than 48 hours at home
CBC NewsPosted: Dec 29, 2014 7:56 AM ET|Last Updated: Dec 29, 2014 7:56 AM ET
Over the past two weeks, the Montreal-area children?s hospital has been flooded with more than 275 children with colds or the flu per day.
"These are record numbers for this time of year," said the head of the ER department, Dr. Antonio D?Angelo.
...
D?Angelo said the additional patients could cause longer delays for people waiting to see a doctor.
"Our mission is to see the sickest patients, in categories one, two and three," D?Angelo said. "The others will wait several hours."
And that?s on top of exposing parents and children to other sick children in the waiting room.
...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...ood-ste-justine-children-s-hospital-1.2885208