Delaware Flu Spike Causes Hospital to Expand E.R. Area
"Christiana Hospital is the latest local hospital forced to expand in light of the early start of flu season.
Officials with the Christiana Care Health System tell NBC10 there has been a consistent increase in flu patients over the past two to three weeks with around a dozen positive flu tests at the lab each day. Christiana Hospital has expanded its emergency room area into a nearby conference room to deal with the increase.
Even with the large number, officials at Christiana say that it?s actually an underestimate of flu cases because not everyone has been tested."
"Christiana Hospital is the latest local hospital forced to expand in light of the early start of flu season.
Officials with the Christiana Care Health System tell NBC10 there has been a consistent increase in flu patients over the past two to three weeks with around a dozen positive flu tests at the lab each day. Christiana Hospital has expanded its emergency room area into a nearby conference room to deal with the increase.
Even with the large number, officials at Christiana say that it?s actually an underestimate of flu cases because not everyone has been tested."
