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Managing H1N1 Information as Critical as Managing Patient Surges for U.S. Hospitals

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 24th, 2010

In Riverside County, California, one of the 32 states where the H1N1 pandemic continues to be widespread, there were 2478 hospitalizations/reported cases and 30 deaths from H1N1 as of December 16, 2009, and at press time, that number was still climbing. Riverside is the state's fastest growing county and fifth largest in the country.

"Our hospitals are inundated with suspected and confirmed H1N1 patients," said Ramon Leon, Hospital Preparedness Program Coordinator for the Riverside County Community Health Agency. "During a normal flu season, emergency rooms are busy, though 2009 H1N1 activity has taken that to a new level."

The county's community...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2010-01-24)

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