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Corona’s new facility has been opened, but there are no “nurses” … Osaka requests government cooperation “Cancer room” is temporarily closed
Updated: 2020/12/01 18:05
With the rapid increase in the number of new coronavirus patients, the impact on general medical care is becoming more serious. Osaka prefecture has decided to temporarily close the cancer ward to avoid a shortage of nurses.
In Osaka prefecture, 262 infections were confirmed on November 30 and 21 seriously ill patients were confirmed in one day, the highest number so far. The bed use rate for critically ill patients was 60.2%, exceeding 60% for the first time. Considering the number of seriously ill beds that are actually in operation, the operating rate is 86.7% and the rigidity of the medical system is severe.
(Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka Prefecture, December 1)
“If we can’t control the number of infected people in society as a whole, the number of seriously ill people will not decrease. At this point, the medical system is pretty tight.”
Meanwhile, on November 30, the “Osaka Corona Severe Center” was completed, which was being prepared by the Osaka Prefecture for critically ill patients. The sick in bed all 30 have deployed artificial respirator, but about 80 people of the nurses about 130 people required does not have the prospect of insuring. Governor Yoshimura said: “We are also requesting the government to send nurses.”
(Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka Prefecture, December 1)
“Since the facility will be physically operational in mid-December, I would like to secure as many nurses as possible in line with that. I would like to ask for the cooperation of the government.”
Upon receiving the request, Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economic Revitalization, said:
(Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economic Revitalization, November 30)
“We would like to cooperate with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Welfare to provide the necessary support.”
Also, to make up for the shortage of nurses, it was found that the Osaka Municipal General Medical Center will temporarily close the “room dedicated to the AYA generation” between 15 and mid-30 suffering from cancer, etc., in early December. .. According to the center, about 20 nurses will be treated for corona patients in the critically ill beds of the center due to the transfer. Hospital officials say:
(Hospital official)
“There is no choice but to expand the crown bed to fulfill the mission of public health care. The temporary closure of the dedicated ward is a difficult decision.”
The patient of about 20 people had been admitted to a private room, but it is that receiving the treatment transferred to another room throughout the center, is that they do not support the prospect of resumption.
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