The demand for pediatric beds is increasing as children have been battling respiratory infections across the country -- including in the Tri-State.
As of Wednesday morning, 17 states and Washington D.C. have more than 80% of their pediatric beds being used. In Connecticut, it is at 90%, and 70% in New Jersey.Eyewitness News is getting a look inside one hospital in New York that is battling a huge demand for pediatric beds.
As of Monday, the pediatric hospital bed occupancy across the nation is at the highest level in two years. About 76% of the nation's 40,000 pediatric hospital beds were full. She said her toddler's breathing seemed to be much more labored, her breath was more rapid. Her 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed with RSV.
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