[onyx]

Local hospital emergency rooms are being jammed by patients who've been bitten by a strain of bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

"In 2002, we saw no cases of community associated MRSA. In 2006, we're now seeing over a case a day in our emergency room," Myers said.

Jammed? Over a case case per day? More than one, but not quite two cases?

[perfect stranger]

Illegals from Mexico have about 75% of capacity booked for the next few years.

[nickcarraway]

In my experience, they have to quarantine these people and take a lot of precautions, so it's possible that it took a lot of effort by staff and made more than one bed unusable.

[rod1]

Probably based on seeing something like 8 or 9 cases during the past week.

[pollyannaish]

Journalism at it's best. Sheesh.

[newzjunkey]

Well, it could 'average' over a case per day. If you have 10 cases in seven days that's less than two per day but over a case per day...

Local ERs are jammed by minorities and poor who tend to use ERs are their first contact with medical professionals regardless of seriousness according to studies.