Medical Care Capacity for Influenza Outbreaks, Los Angeles

Glaser, Carol A.; Gilliam, Sabrina; Thompson, William W.; Dassey, David E.; Waterman, Stephen H.; Saruwatari, Mitchell; Shapiro, Stanley; Fukuda, Keiji

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Medical Care Capacity for Influenza Outbreaks, Los Angeles

Published Date:

Jun 2002

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):569-574.

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Glaser, Carol A. ; Gilliam, Sabrina ; Thompson, William W. ; Dassey, David E. ; Waterman, Stephen H. ; ... More ▼

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In December 1997, media reported hospital overcrowding and "the worst [flu epidemic] in the past two decades" in Los Angeles County (LAC). We found that rates of pneumonia and influenza deaths, hospitalizations, and claims were substantially higher for the 1997-98 influenza season than the previous six seasons. Hours of emergency medical services (EMS) diversion (when emergency departments could not receive incoming patients) peaked during the influenza seasons studied; the number of EMS diversion hours per season also increased during the seasons 1993-94 to 1997-98, suggesting a decrease in medical care capacity during influenza seasons. Over the seven influenza seasons studied, the number of licensed beds decreased 12%, while the LAC population increased 5%. Our findings suggest that the capacity of health-care systems to handle patient visits during influenza seasons is diminishing.

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Los Angeles, CA

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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