After two years of mild flu seasons, Texas hospitals are seeing high rates of respiratory illnesses among children. A shortage of pediatric beds has forced some families to seek treatment out of state.
An ambulance drives past tents set up outside of the University Medical Center and El Paso Childrens Hospital on Oct. 23, 2020. Hospital leaders say a surge of respiratory diseases among children has led to a shortage of pediatric beds this year., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Experts say the strain stems from overburdened hospital systems still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of medical providers. With the higher rates of respiratory illnesses, Stagg said not only are hospitals filling up, but clinics like his are having trouble keeping up with the huge uptick in visits from children with the flu.
He added that the shortage of hospital beds is a risk to children with serious illnesses that are not respiratory because there isn’t sufficient space in intensive care units for them.
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