Record Number of Emergency Patients Reported At Suburban
Many treated in the hospital's emergency department over the weekend suffered from heat exhaustion.
Suburban Hospital treated a record number of patients in its emergency department following Friday’s violent derecho storms, which left thousands without power and sweltering in the summer heat. The Old Georgetown Road facility has treated about 150 patients each day since the storm, with Saturday and Sunday marking the greatest number of patients seen in a 48-hour period in the hospital’s emergency department, according to a hospital statement. By Tuesday, the flow of patients was slowing. Over the weekend, physicians treated a “significant” number of patients suffering from heat exhaustion, many of whom were elderly, said Ronna Borenstein-Levy, a hospital spokeswoman. “In extreme heat, when the AC goes out, it’s people who already have …
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