Patients’ number on Intensive Care Unit’s waiting list rises to 70

According to ambulance officers, most of them are patients who have developed influenza complications

On Wednesday morning 70 influenza patients were recorded waiting for a bed at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospitals in Attika, as sources told protothema.gr.

The waiting list for the Intensive Care Unit includes more that 50-60 patients per day, while during the last two days the number of patients rose to 70.

According to ambulance officers, most of them are patients who have developed influenza A (H1N1) complications.