Across the state, the Indiana Hospital Association noted Monday, 70% of pediatric ICU beds are filled. Some facilities have only about 10% of PICU beds open.
INDIANAPOLIS — Pediatric hospitals around central Indiana continue to feel the strain of respiratory viruses like RSV.
“We always have surges but I’ve never seen it overwhelm the hospitals quite so much as what we’re seeing right now,” said Dr. Andrew Beardsley with Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Riley Hospital for Children said on Monday that it's seeing “a 10% increase in patient volume over the last week.” Emergency room capacity downtown and the PICU at IU Health North-Carmel have also been expanded.
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