What happened: A winter storm closed schools for a week and reduced or shifted hospital emergency department volumes across the region. A winter storm closed schools for a week and reduced or shifted hospital emergency department volumes across the region. UVA Health reported that Prince William Medical Center experienced normal patient volumes on January 24, which dropped by about half on January 25 as the storm intensified. UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center, a smaller facility, saw volumes on the high end of normal on January 24 before slowing significantly the following day. On Tuesday, January 27, UVA Health saw an increase in emergency department volumes at Prince William Medical Center and UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center.