Grady Hospital Keeping Mobile ER Open For Another Month

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February 28th, 2018

Grady Memorial Hospital officials told Georgia Health News this week that while influenza and flu-like illnesses are decreasing, the overall emergency room volumes remain high at the hospital. The 30-day lease of the mobile ER was due to run out at the end of this month.

David Goldman / Associated Press

Grady Memorial Hospital has extended the lease on its mobile ER through March.

The Atlanta hospital opened the mobile unit in late January to handle its increasing emergency department patient volume.

Flu-related hospitalizations in Georgia have soared through the first weeks of 2018. But the latest state Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures show a downward trend, indicating that the flu season may have passed its peak.

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