Medical Care Capacity for Influenza Outbreaks, Los Angeles

Medical Care Capacity for Influenza Outbreaks, Los Angeles

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...

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Main Authors: Carol A. Glaser, Sabrina Gilliam, William W. Thompson, David E. Dassey, Stephen H. Waterman, Mitchell Saruwatari, Stanley Shapiro, Keiji Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bed occupancy
crowding
disease outbreaks
emergency services
hospital
hospital bed capacity
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0370_article

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