Changes in time contribute to the long waiting times at Hampton Rhodes Emergency Centers – 13newsnow.com Wvec

Virginia Beach, Washington – Cases of influenza and other respiratory diseases are growing on the roads in Hampton, and doctors say that the end changes in the area do not help to reduce long -waiting times in the offices of doctors and emergency care centers.

These drastic changes in the weather mixed with the flu season created these busy waiting times in the patient first in Virginia Beach. According to Dr. Trisana Emadi, packed parking lots and extended waiting times are not unusual during this time of year.

“We have definitely watched a very significant increase in the last few weeks,” Eddadi said.

According to the Ministry of Health of Virginia (VDH), the state reports that more than 20% of the emergency department’s visits were for some respiratory disease.

According to VDH, about 9% of these visits have led to a flu, 1% diagnosis of Covid and less than 1% of these visits are diagnosed with RSV.

The patient’s doctors first in Virginia Beach are not unknown to capture patients with flu. According to Emdadi, the office is dealing with several cases of flu on Monday.

This, mixed with the recent hesitant time, affects Hampton health centers.

“We have seen many people with similar symptoms from this onset of a cold or flu,” explained Eddadi, “But in the end, it’s just sine congestion.”

Regardless of the reason, Emdadi said that if you feel as if you were getting sick, make sure you take the right precautions to avoid spreading the disease.

“If you feel like you’re going down with something, make sure your hands then,” Emdadi said.

And to prevent you from getting sick, it’s important to make sure you always wash your hands and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.