Trends in Overall Activity: The number of visits and hospitalizations among adults remained stable over the past week. Among children under 15, there was a slight decrease in visits and hospitalizations, down 3.5% and 4%, respectively. The number of visits remains higher than it was during the same period in 2013.

Trends in Major ConditionsThe most common conditions seen in emergency departments are stable among adults and generally declining among children under 15. Among children under 2, however, there has been an increase in visits for bronchiolitis and burns (+17%, +26 visits).

Trends in seasonal indicators: Among children under 2 years of age, emergency department visits for bronchiolitis continue to rise (up 15% and 126 visits, respectively, over the past week), with a seasonal pattern very similar to that of 2013. Across all age groups, emergency department visits for influenza/influenza-like illness are on the rise, though numbers remain low. With 276 weekly visits, the numbers are similar to those of previous years during the same period. Emergency department visits for pneumonia are slightly up among children under 2 years of age (+15%, or +14 visits) and among adults aged 15–74 (+7%, or +73 visits). With 2,829 visits over the past week, the numbers are close to those observed in 2012 and slightly higher than those in 2013. Emergency room visits for gastroenteritis are stable among both children and adults, with numbers comparable to those in 2012 and 2013.Emergency room visits for ENT infections, acute bronchitis, isolated fever, and asthma are declining among children under 15 and stable among adults. The numbers observed during this period are comparable to those observed in 2012 and 2013.