Flu Tent At Lehigh Valley Health System
By: Jayne Ann Bugda
Updated: January 8, 2013
Allentown, Lehigh County- We are in the midst of a nasty flu season!
So the staff at Leigh valley health network in Allentown came up with a unique approach to handing flu patients.
A flu tent.
The tent triage is about 11-hundred square feet of space, capable of treating six patients at a time.
There's a staff of three, with immediate access to an doctor who's just inside the e-r.
Officials with the Leigh Valley Health network say treating flu patients inside the triage tent is a more effective way to beat back the illness, while limiting its spread.
The tent will be open everyday during the flu season.
The State Department of Health has a webpage dedicated to the flu. Click Here for more information
So the staff at Leigh valley health network in Allentown came up with a unique approach to handing flu patients.
A flu tent.
The tent triage is about 11-hundred square feet of space, capable of treating six patients at a time.
There's a staff of three, with immediate access to an doctor who's just inside the e-r.
Officials with the Leigh Valley Health network say treating flu patients inside the triage tent is a more effective way to beat back the illness, while limiting its spread.
The tent will be open everyday during the flu season.
The State Department of Health has a webpage dedicated to the flu. Click Here for more information
