RSV straining children’s hospitals across California
2 years, 1 month ago

RSV straining children’s hospitals across California

LA Times  

RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are continuing to stress children’s hospitals across California. Nationally, hospitalization rates related to RSV — or respiratory syncytial virus — are exceptionally high, according to Dr. Theodore Ruel, chief of UC San Francisco’s pediatric infectious diseases and global health division. Santa Clara County, Northern California’s most populous, is reporting “an acute surge of patients … in both our inpatient pediatric ward and pediatric ICU,” said Dr. Vidya Mony, pediatric infectious disease specialist and associate hospital epidemiologist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. “These increases in pediatric bed occupancy are concerning, especially given the fact that we are still early in the typical respiratory virus season,” L.A. County health officer Dr. Muntu Davis said during a briefing. “These numbers do not translate to a dire situation at hospitals at this time, but we are already hearing anecdotally that hospitals and healthcare workers are feeling stress.” The primary pediatric hospital in Orange County is also observing a high number of emergency room visits daily, according to the county’s Health Care Agency.

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RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns
1 year, 1 month ago

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states. Reports of the seasonal virus are rising nationally, but experts said RSV is not expected to generate the kind of widespread patient traffic seen last fall, when hospitals were overwhelmed with sick, wheezing kids. …

California hospitals still stressed as flu, RSV, COVID remain at high levels
2 years ago

California hospitals still stressed as flu, RSV, COVID remain at high levels

LA Times  

The start of the year is bringing with it a mild reprieve in the so-called tripledemic, but some Southern California hospitals remain stressed by the still-high circulation of flu, COVID-19 and RSV. “Currently, the Fresno County hospital system is severely impacted by hospital overcrowding and operating significantly above normal and safe capacity,” the Fresno County staff wrote in a board …

‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season
2 years, 1 month ago

‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season

LA Times  

Registered nurse Carolyn Tan checks on a COVID-19 patient at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights in 2021. A “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the flu and RSV is hitting Southern California hard, sending patients to the emergency room in droves and presenting a steep new challenge for a healthcare system already worn thin by nearly three years of the pandemic. Huntington …

Everyone Is Sick Right Now
2 years, 1 month ago

Everyone Is Sick Right Now

Wired  

If cold and flu season seems to be hitting your household harder this year, you’re not alone. “We’re at the mercy of time.” The problem goes beyond making everyone feel sluggish and icky. Now these viruses are roaring back, and hitting a burned-out health care system that’s spent three years treating Covid infections. “By doing that, you prevent all these …

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge
2 years, 1 month ago

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico health officials are mandating hospitals revert to a “hub-and-spoke” model to ensure patients get the care they need amid an alarming rise in respiratory infections among children. The New Mexico Department of Health announced the public health emergency order Thursday as hospitals continue to be stretched thin by pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus, …

Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals
2 years, 1 month ago

Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Intensive care doctors in Germany warned Thursday that hospital pediatric units in the country are stretched to breaking point in part due to rising cases of respiratory infections among infants. The intensive care association DIVI said the seasonal surge in respiratory syncytial virus cases and a shortage of nurses was causing a “catastrophic situation” in hospitals. “If the …

‘Three threats at once’: California urges caution amid spread of RSV, COVID, flu
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Three threats at once’: California urges caution amid spread of RSV, COVID, flu

LA Times  

Mark Swenson of Oceanside is seen by emergency department technician David Tran and registered nurse Jessica Smith on Nov. 11 at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. “In every category that we track — whether it’s test positivity, case rate numbers, wastewater surveillance, clinical surveillance, hospitalizations — we’re seeing increases for RSV, flu and COVID.” Of particular concern is RSV, respiratory syncytial …

California child dies of flu and RSV as cases soar, hospitals threatened
2 years, 1 month ago

California child dies of flu and RSV as cases soar, hospitals threatened

LA Times  

A child receives a flu shot at a free clinic in Los Angeles in October 2020. Underscoring the worrisome conditions, California Department of Public Health officials on Monday reported the season’s first death of a child under 5 due to flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. In a recent communication, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health wrote …

A ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is feared in California
2 years, 2 months ago

A ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is feared in California

LA Times  

Licensed vocational nurse Angela Tapia administers a COVID-19 booster to Louis Salazar Jr. as his father, Louis Salazar Sr., waits his turn at their home in Los Angeles. “We are potentially going into what people are calling a ‘tripledemic,’ or a ‘tridemic,’” warned Orange County health officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, who on Monday declared a health emergency amid a surge …

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses
2 years, 2 months ago

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses

Associated Press  

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A health emergency has been declared in Southern California’s Orange County due to rapidly spreading viral infections that are sending more children to the hospital, health officials said Tuesday. The county health officer issued the declaration Monday due to record numbers of pediatric hospitalizations and daily emergency room visits, the county’s health care agency said in …

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.
2 years, 2 months ago

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.

LA Times  

An electron micrograph shows the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Orange County, for instance, has only two hospitals dedicated to caring for children, and both “have been operating at or beyond their capacity to care for pediatric with respiratory illness,” county health officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong said Tuesday. And there’s only so many beds that a pediatric hospital …

California sees increase in RSV, a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies
2 years, 2 months ago

California sees increase in RSV, a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies

LA Times  

An increase in respiratory illnesses such as RSV has “stretched our capacity in the emergency department,” Dr. James Stein, chief medical officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, said in a statement. “This increase in RSV and other respiratory illnesses have stretched our capacity in the emergency department,” Dr. James Stein, chief medical officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, said in …

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
2 years, 2 months ago

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?

Associated Press  

Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. “I’m calling it an emergency,” said Dr. Juan Salazar of Connecticut Children’s Hospital, where RSV has caused a shuffling of patients into playrooms and other spaces not normally used for beds. “And that’s really when we …

Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are helping fill up pediatric wards
3 years, 4 months ago

Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are helping fill up pediatric wards

CNN  

CNN — Texas Children’s Hospital is seeing a surge of coronavirus cases – nearly all of them caused by the Delta variant. “The past few days, the past week, we’ve been seeing high numbers of children coming in,” said Dr. Sarah Combs, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. “This Delta surge has been coupled …

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise
3 years, 4 months ago

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise

NPR  

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise Enlarge this image toggle caption BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images/Universal Images Group via Getty BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Early versions of COVID-19 largely spared children but the delta variant proved to be much less discriminating, and has led to more child hospitalizations. Pediatric hospitals in Texas …

Fears illnesses other than COVID-19 will mar 2021 as RSV cases rise in south-east Queensland
3 years, 10 months ago

Fears illnesses other than COVID-19 will mar 2021 as RSV cases rise in south-east Queensland

ABC  

The spread of a highly contagious virus with similar symptoms to COVID-19 has prompted warnings that 2021 could be a year of illness and disease as social distancing rules start to relax. Key points: Case numbers of RSV are three times higher than they were last year Most children recover easily, but some require treatment in intensive care Health authorities …

RSV: US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal cases in young children
4 years, 11 months ago

RSV: US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal cases in young children

CNN  

CNN — Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms. “We have had an almost 20% increase in our emergency department visits in just the last few weeks,” said Dr. Purva Grover, …

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