2022
December
05,
2022
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16:00 PM
America/Chicago
Flu cases declined last week compared to the prior week, but many patients are still testing positive for the flu at Cook Children's Health Care System. Families and caregivers are encouraged to remain vigilant against the flu, RSV and other respirat...
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November
30,
2022
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16:31 PM
America/Chicago
Many patients are being treated at Cook Children’s Health Care System for flu A. Over the last week, more than 800 patients tested positive for flu A, marking a record high compared to the last few years. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are d...
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November
21,
2022
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14:39 PM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's Health Care System continues to see a high number of cases of respiratory illnesses, which is impacting our ability to care for our patients in a timely manner. Here is an update on RSV and flu data.The Cook Children's Health Care Sys...
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November
10,
2022
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13:51 PM
America/Chicago
During this time of high respiratory illnesses presenting at Cook Children's Health Care System, we are providing updated case numbers below for RSV and flu.Cook Children's is currently experiencing a surge in patients diagnosed with RSV, flu and oth...
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November
03,
2022
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13:55 PM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's is currently experiencing a surge in patients diagnosed with RSV, flu and other respiratory illnesses – this is impacting our ability to care for our patients in a timely manner. Other hospitals and children's hospitals around the cou...
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August
30,
2022
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17:04 PM
America/Chicago
For the second year in a row, Cook Children’s Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centers are seeing a big influx of parents bringing in children who have been exposed to COVID-19 but show no symptoms. This is causing long wait times at all location...
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2021
August
18,
2021
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17:01 PM
America/Chicago
The Cook Children’s Emergency Department (ED) has seen a big influx of parents bringing in children who have been exposed to COVID-19 but show no symptoms. Children who aren’t critically-injured or ill should go instead to their pediatrician or a COV...
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2018
June
12,
2018
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11:47 AM
America/Chicago
The drowning numbers remain tragic, but not at all surprising to Corwin Warmink, M.D., medical director of Cook Children’s Emergency Department. Already this year, seven children have fatally drowned after being rushed to Cook Children's. But anothe...
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2017
July
27,
2017
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16:44 PM
America/Chicago
WFAA - Nearly 30 teenagers were rushed to the emergency room at Cook Children's on Tuesday afternoon. They suffered head trauma, broken limbs, nausea and disorientation. One young man even had a piece of dock wood stuck in his chest.
Fortunately, ...
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July
21,
2017
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09:58 AM
America/Chicago
Your kids have been cooped up all summer playing video games and now they want to go outside and play finally.
But are they ready for the hottest part of the year?
Locally, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that remains i...
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June
15,
2017
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14:49 PM
America/Chicago
It can be difficult to imagine what you will find when you walk into the emergency room with your kiddo. Chances are you’ve debated coming, but it’s Friday night and you’ve hoped all day that your child would start to feel better. The weekend is fast...
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2016
August
19,
2016
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10:27 AM
America/Chicago
The first week of school is one of the busiest weeks of the year for emergency rooms across the country. But the team at Cook Children's is ready for the rush thanks to a brand new Emergency Department (ED) set to open Monday, Aug. 22.
“Last year ...
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2015
November
24,
2015
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16:11 PM
America/Chicago
You may want to double check your child’s wish list to Santa to have a safe holiday season.
Corwin Warmink, M.D., medical director of the Emergency Department at Cook Children’s, knows that guns will be a popular gift this holiday season for not o...
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September
04,
2015
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08:40 AM
America/Chicago
Labor Day weekend is upon us and for many, this means three days away from the office. You may be planning a trip out of town or a weekend on the water. No matter what you've got up your sleeve, there are a few things you may want to remember to keep...
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February
20,
2015
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16:24 PM
America/Chicago
My wife nudges me. It’s 2 a.m.
“Hey babe, did you hear that? Who is coughing? Can you go check on them? Take your stethoscope.”
That’s what an Emergency Room visit looks like in our house in the middle of the night. This time of year, many of y...
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February
19,
2015
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10:15 AM
America/Chicago
It’s still technically flu season, but that’s not the only illness that has families flocking to the Emergency Department (ED) at Cook Children’s.
Ailments run the gamut from respiratory and fever issues (RSV and influenza) to gastroenteritis with...
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