In Texas, where RSV cases usually spike in December or January, the emergency department at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth and its urgent cares are seeing a significant number of RSV cases. Juan Salazar, the hospital’s executive vice president and physician in chief, told CNN. I’ve been at Connecticut Children’s for 25 years, and I’ve never seen this level of surge specifically for RSV coming into our hospital,” Dr. There has been such such a dramatic increase in cases in Connecticut that Connecticut Children’s Hospital has been coordinating with the governor and public health commissioner to determine whether it should bring the National Guard in to expand its capacity to care for these young patients. Quick and stealthy 'Scrabble variants' are poised to drive a winter Covid-19 surge Michael Nedelman has made a photo illustration. It’s taking patients again now, but it’s still slammed with RSV cases. With the RSV surge, UH Rainbow Babies has had so many patients, it went on diversion for a couple of days in early October, meaning it couldn’t take external emergency admissions. By comparison, pediatric hospital beds were about two-thirds full on an average day over the past two years. The US Department of Health and Human Services does not specify the reason for hospitalization, but about three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds available nationwide are being used now. Overall, pediatric hospital beds are more full now than they’ve been in the past two years, according to federal data. Several children’s hospitals told CNN that they’ve been “overwhelmed” with patients at a time of the year when it’s unusual to have a surge of RSV patients. The CDC does not track hospitalizations or deaths for RSV like it does for flu, but it said Thursday there has been a rise in RSV cases in many parts of the country. Now, there’s an “unprecedented” rise in RSV cases among children in the US, some doctors tell CNN. They typically last a week or two, and clear up with rest and fluids.īut in some children, especially young infants, RSV can be dangerous, leading to dehydration, breathing trouble and more serious illnesses such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia.įlu 'gathering speed' across US as health officials and doctors prepare for a potentially rough season Symptoms may look like a common cold and include runny nose, decreased appetite, coughing, sneezing, fever and wheezing. Most kids catch RSV at some point before they turn 2, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, and it’s usually mild. “They’ve been great here and taken good care of her, but the scariest part is, had I not already known she was exposed to RSV, I may have just let her cough it out,” Sizemore said. The test came back positive, and Raegan’s vital signs prompted the staffers at the urgent care to tell Sizemore to take her daughter to the hospital.Īs soon as they saw her vitals, the staff at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland knew they had to admit Raegan, her mom said. From Connecticut Children's Hospital/Women's Choice AwardsĪn 'unprecedented' rise in respiratory viruses in children is overwhelming some hospitals An early rise in respiratory viruses in children is leaving some hospitals overwhelmed.
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