DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County hospital saw a record number of trauma patients admitted during the annual Bike Week festival in Daytona Beach, according to numbers released by Halifax Health.
Bike Week began March 5 and ran through March 14. In that same 10-day period, 150 trauma patients were received by Halifax Health, hospital officials said.
Of those admissions, numbers show 91 were related to Bike Week, compared to an average of 62 admissions over the last four years.
Hospital officials said the trauma team was activated 97 times in the 10-day period, 74 times for Bike Week-related incidents.