Officials at Texas Children’s Hospital confirmed this week that the facility has begun admitting adults due to the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state.
In a statement to KHOU, Texas Children’s Hospital said that it is offering additional ICU and acute care beds for adults and children.
A Special Isolation Unit has been expanded at Texas Children's Hospital West Campus to care for adults with COVID-19.
“Texas Children's Hospital, our employees, medical staff and leadership team continue to carefully monitor the ongoing active transmission and increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the greater Houston area and across the State," the statement explained. "We are committed to doing our part to assist the city as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise."
Texas is one of several states to set a new record number for the number of new cases in the last week.
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