"An influx of patients reporting flu-like symptoms is overcrowding emergency rooms in Boston and across the region, forcing doctors to issue a plea to the public.
Doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital said its emergency department has been inundated with patients potentially infected with the flu, which often leads to longer wait times and sometimes forces doctors to treat patients in the hallway. Lowell General Hospital also reported a surge in patients suffering from flu-like symptoms visiting its emergency room."
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