Montreal children’s hospitals over capacity, ask parents not to come unless critical

Montreal pediatric hospitals are surging over capacity and asking parents to avoid the emergency department unless their child is seriously ill or injured.Dr. Harley Eisman, interim medical director of pediatric emergency services at Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), says the increase in patients is due to seasonal viruses spreading at the same time as walking pneumonia cases. The mild form of pneumonia often presents as a fever, cough or fatigue, but can be more severe in a small subset of cases.