Summer heat leading to more emergency department visits in central Virginia and across the state

Summer heat leading to more emergency department visits in central Virginia and across the state

This summer’s heat hasn’t just been uncomfortable — data from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) shows it has led to an unusually high number of emergency department visits. “So far this summer, we’re seeing more heat-related illness emergency visits than average, well above the average,” said Meredith Davis, an epidemiologist on VDH’s heat-related illness team. “Already this summer we’ve had more heat-related illness visits than we had for…