Our average occupancy for February was 88 percent.
This week we've been at capacity frequently. It changes frequently because patients come and go ... but we have been operating at high or full capacity consistently.
... What we're trying to do is prevent people from getting to that stage and identifying these health issues early on so we can get them connected with an appropriate health care provider.
It's a challenge to manage it appropriately. We want to manage ourselves as efficiently as we can to serve the needs of the community and it can become a challenge. We certainly don't like to be on diversion.
In the emergency department, we have seen increased incidence of respiratory and flu-like symptoms ... but those persons don't always require hospitalization.
