Children’s hospitals in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to maintain enough space for their young patients, and some report being over capacity amid increasing strain due to a surge in respiratory illness and hospitalizations. FOX13
There has been a nationwide surge in a common respiratory illness
Cindy Hill, vice president and chief nursing officer at Randall Children’s Hospital, described the decision as "heart-wrenching."
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