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Savona. On the recommendation of the Liguria and Alisa Region, based on the epidemiological trend of the Covid 19 infection, phase 4 of the Covid-19 Emergency begins today for ASL 2 in Savona.
First, it begins with the hospital reorganization plan that provides for the increase of “medium intensity” beds for patients hospitalized for Coronavirus. “The medical departments and all the staff – said the company – are working 24 hours in this regard to be able to give the widest possible response to new requests for hospitalization.”
Also in the execution of phase 4, the closure of the First Intervention Points of Albenga and Cairo Montenotte is scheduled from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, linked to the need to recover medical and nursing personnel to be used for the new wave of infections that is affecting the entire region. The emergency rooms of Savona and Pietra Ligure remain active, where patients will be sent from 118 based on identified health needs.
With regard to Albenga, everything that is present today will continue in operation: all outpatient activities, ambulatory surgical ophthalmology services, all radiological and laboratory diagnoses, dialysis, as well as the day hospital under the responsibility Internal Medicine will continue as normal. An additional Covid department in charge of internal medicine will also be activated “, confirms the ASL 2 Directorate.
“All outpatient and diagnostic services currently provided will also be guaranteed at the Cairo hospital, including the medical day hospital and the post-acute care department for non-Covid patients.”
“At the end of the emergency period, the Cairo and Albenga Hospitals and the First Intervention Points will resume all their functions”, assures the management, who takes the opportunity to reiterate “the importance of going to the Emergency Department only for serious and urgent cases. ”, As issued by previous note.
“All ASLs will enter phase 4 of the incremental plan in 72 hours with regard to medium and low intensity care beds, not intensive care beds – confirmed the President of the Region Giovanni Toti during the press conference evening on the epidemic – Cairo will become a hospital for non-Covid patients, while Albenga will become a Covid hospital. In addition, a recruitment plan is being launched, carried out centrally by the San Martino hospital The staff will then be deployed as needed. The recruitment of 580 nurses, 34 anesthetists, 2 pediatric specialists, 8 emergency physicians, 2 radiology technicians, and 6 post-senior and final year specialists is expected to be recruited. Also ongoing a call for a total of 18 positions in the sectors of surgery, emergency admission, internal medicine, endocrinology and a contest for 5 infectious diseases “.
“All the reports that come to us from citizens and doctors are taken into great consideration and help to outline the critical issues on which to intervene – explains Alessandro Bonsignore, president of the Order of Ligurian Doctors and Dentists – There are 3 levels at which it is It is necessary to operate: first of all, the role of citizens is fundamental, they must begin to limit their behavior far beyond the limitations provided by law. Then it is necessary to hire staff and increase the number of beds: it is happening at these times, It is the right way Third level, the local medicine that must continue in the tracing work: we hope that the agreement between the Liguria Region and the general practitioners will have the greatest possible adherence. Finally, that the home care system is strengthened, also thanks to the direct network created with the hospital world, as well as the protocols defined with Anci and issued by professional associations ”.
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