Becker's Healthcare January 10, 2025
Hospitals across the country are facing significant capacity strain and are enacting pandemic-era care coordination strategies to manage an influx in patients.
This time around, there is no one disease culprit. Instead, four illnesses are simultaneously causing a rising number of infections: COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and norovirus.
Norovirus is surging at levels not seen in more than a decade, with nearly 500 outbreaks reported from August to December, according to CDC data. The disease, commonly known as the stomach flu, is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea, responsible for around 109,000 hospitalizations in the U.S.
Meanwhile, transmission levels for all three respiratory viruses are on the rise in most areas of the country. Emergency...
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