KPIX KPIX 5 News Early Edition January 9, 2014
Regional Medical Center of san jose set up four hospital beds inside this tent next to the e. R. To absorb the overflow of patients. Because of this, we felt that the Emergency Department had the potential to become overwhelmed and we wanted to be able to treat these patients quickly and safely. Reporter the hospital had seen up to 70 more patients a day come in with flulike symptoms. Most have tested positive for h1n1, which caused the worldwide pandemic in 2009. Across town, valley Medical Center says its seen a similar dramatic spike in flu cases in the past 48 hours. We are seeing patients...