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Hospital staff contacted a confirmed case of coronavirus, which was not adequately assessed from the start.
Specifically and according to your information trikalavoice.gr The patient arrived at the Hospital and went to the Emergency Service due to discomfort and remained there for several hours, coming into contact with various people, medical and nursing staff. A short time later, it was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and the workers were immediately quarantined.
The Trikala Hospital Employees Association states in an announcement:
¨ ”On 09/20/2020, six of our colleagues, GNTrikala employees were quarantined due to their unavoidable exposure to a confirmed positive case of covid-19, in the ICU. Despite the repeated statements of the Association, in writing and orally, to give the hospital staff clear instructions, written and signed by those responsible for the organization and operation of the reception, management and hospitalization departments of suspected cases of covid -19, something like that happened. Never.
The result is that staff work daily in precarious working conditions with risk of exposure to the disease. Unfortunately, the emergencies for patients with vertigo, abdominal pain, fainting, obstructive injuries, and so many other illnesses are not stopped due to the pandemic. However, the medical staff of the ICU is called upon to carry out everything, together with the suspected cases of covid-19, whether accidental or not, in the same area, despite the complaints and recommendations that from time to time, since For months, patients and employees have been performing.
We call on the administration to immediately organize the reception area and the handling of suspicious covid-19 incidents, regardless of the ICU area. With separate and exclusive medical staff that will ONLY deal with suspected covid19 incidents.
We require the provision of adequate personal protective equipment for all healthcare personnel, as well as periodic testing of all employees who come into contact with confirmed cases of patients in the hospital.
It is imperative to ensure proper working conditions and, most importantly, protect the health of workers, so that they can continue with the difficult task assigned to them at this time.
We look forward to your immediate action. “
