Kansas City emergency rooms at capacity from tripledemic: 'We're just nervous about what's to...

COVID-19, RSV and the flu cases are filling up emergency rooms in the metropolitan area. Many area hospitals are at capacity, with some even putting beds in the hallways. All of this is overwhelming nurses already stretched thin.
If you have to go to the emergency room in the Kansas City area right now, chances are you’ll have a long wait.

The combination of COVID-19, RSV and the flu has created a “tripledemic” filling up hospital beds across the metro. According to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), more than 82% of all area hospital beds are currently full.