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“Tipping point” feared as rising flu, COVID-19 add to RSV’s strain on Colorado hospitals

“Tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu and RSV raises possibility that non-emergency surgeries could be postponed again

A tent is set up in the ambulance bay at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora on Nov. 9, 2022.  A rise in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases around the state is straining Colorado's pediatric hospitals. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post
A tent is set up in the ambulance bay at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora on Nov. 9, 2022. A rise in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases around the state is straining Colorado’s pediatric hospitals. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Flu and COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in Colorado at a time when pediatric capacity is already strained by a surging respiratory virus, leading health providers to fear they could have to postpone surgeries again if too many people get sick in the coming weeks.
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