Swine flu could hospitalize 2 million in U.S. this winter

August 31, 2009 - "Swine flu could hospitalize 2 million in U.S. this winter" By Thomas H. Maugh II. As many as 300,000 could clog intensive care units in heavily affected regions, a new report says. Nearly 2 million Americans could be hospitalized during this winter's novel H1N1 influenza pandemic, with as many as 300,000 clogging intensive care units in heavily affected regions, according to a report released Monday by the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. Click here