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Children’s National in DC nearing capacity amid surge in respiratory illnesses - WTOP

Children’s National in DC nearing capacity amid surge in respiratory illnesses - WTOP

Children’s National in DC nearing capacity amid surge in respiratory illnesses - WTOP
Sep 13, 2021 58 secs

David Wessel, said that as the hospital reaches capacity, its priorities are patient safety, the efficacy of treatment and the support of hospital staff.

There has been an increase in the number of patients across the country that need to be hospitalized, and Wessel said two factors seem to be involved.

The other factor here is that we’re also seeing more COVID patients,” Wessel said.

And this year, Wessel said, cases are cropping up early in the season — in the late summer rather than the usual late fall and winter.

During a surge several months ago, the hospital saw up to 18 COVID patients, a number that Wessel said was small compared with the cases of adults and also compared with the number of COVID-positive children in the community.

Right now, today, we have 22 patients in the hospital with COVID-related illness,” Wessel said.

The surge is likely going to continue for at least a few weeks, and Wessel said the hospital is prepared to adapt to even further surges to accommodate the sick children.

For parents who may be worried about their children getting COVID-19, Wessel said children in general do well, even with COVID-19 illness?

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