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Washington's children's hospitals 'in crisis mode' amid surge of respiratory viruses
Podcast |
KUOW Newsroom
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Politics
Publication Date |
Nov 15, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:05:10
A surge in RSV, a contagious respiratory virus, is straining pediatric hospitals across Washington state. As flu cases also begin to rise, and hospital officials look towards another potential Covid-19 wave, they’re sounding the alarm about hospital capacity for the state’s youngest patients. “We are in crisis mode,” said Dr. Tony Woodward, medical director of emergency medicine at Seattle Children’s hospital during a media briefing Monday. “And bordering, if not already in, disaster mode in our emergency departments across the state.”

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