Amid the worst RSV season on record, Oregon pediatric hospitals are already stretching staff thin to care for all young patients who need specialized care. But health officials believe the situation is going to get worse in coming weeks, and it’s unclear what the state and hospitals will do if the influx of respiratory syncytial virus cases reaches a tipping point.

“Hospital resources are not infinite,” the Oregon Health Authority’s Dr. Melissa Sutton said in an interview Friday. “At some point, we might reach a scenario in which there is not a hospital bed available.”