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There are currently 371 inpatient beds and 40 intensive care beds planned for Covid patients in Carinthia. As of Friday morning, 274 infected people had to be treated in hospitals, 25 more than the day before. 252 of these patients are treated in normal wards, 22 in intensive care units.
With the planned five-step plan, additional capacities will be created or planned for the stationary and intensive area, explained the state press service. How many beds will be available will be announced on Monday.
At its meeting on Friday, the Carinthia state coordinating committee also focused on the situation across Austria. This was classified as “very critical”, it is expected “a considerable tightening of the measures by the federal government”. Therefore, the coordinating committee will also meet on the weekend.
106 more crown beds in Tirol
Due to the increasing number of corona patients in hospitals, all Tyrol hospitals have to postpone planned operations. Emergency care is still assured, the health team told the APA on Friday. It cannot be said in general how many operations have already been postponed, he said.
Rather, each hospital assesses which intervention can be postponed and which cannot. Also, a planned and postponed intervention can become urgent over time, for example, if the pain increases. Then, of course, the procedure will take place. made naturally.
Burgenland performs predictable operations
In Burgenland, despite the crisis of the crown, sometimes non-acute operations are carried out that can still be planned. In particular, tumor operations are carried out, even if they are not acute, emphasized this Friday a spokesman for KRAGES (Burgenland Hospital Ges.mbH) at the request of the APA. Ultimately, the decision will be made by physicians and critical care capabilities will also be taken into account. The current burden on personnel is great.
Specifically, when deciding whether to perform operations, “it must be done now, can you wait and how long?” Furthermore, it is considered whether the patient is to be expected to require intensive medical treatment. At the Barmherzigen Brüder hospital in Eisenstadt, planned and non-urgent operations are currently being canceled or postponed. The hospital said this mainly affects surgery, orthopedics and trauma.
Regarding capabilities, the KRAGES spokesperson emphasized: “It’s not the beds or the machines, it’s about the staff.” She is currently exposed to high physical and psychological stress. The uncertainty about how many patients will come and whether or not it will work will do something to the doctors and nurses. Ultimately, it’s about: “How resilient are how many people will help us get through the crisis.”
