A rise in the number of children suffering from respiratory illnesses has left some hospitals across the United States overwhelmed, according to reports.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford confirmed to ABC News that it is weighing up the possibility of working with the National Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Association in an attempt to deal with a slew of new cases that have left it working at a stretched capacity.
“We’re thinking of other alternatives as well as adding space, such as a mobile hospital out here on the front lawn,” Dr. John Brancanto, division head of emergency medicine at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, told ABC News. “We are seeing a very high number of patients and very high acuity.”…