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Urgent recommendations posted on the Kanagawa Medical Association website
The Kanagawa Medical Association (President Masakazu Kikuoka) said that the number of people infected with the new corona virus is increasing and the health care provision system in the prefecture is becoming stricter, and the government support measures for the tourism and the food and beverage industry “Go To Campaign” are immediate. He announced an urgent proposal calling for cancellation and refraining from going out unnecessarily.
The recommendation is day 9. He explained that the ready-to-use “rapid response bed” is 70% full for the critically ill and “it is difficult to secure a bed.” He sternly pointed out that the prefectural announced sickbed utilization rate with the denominator of “maximum safe sickbed”, including those that cannot be used immediately, is “an unrealistic number, which is significantly different from feeling in the field “.
Medical institutions complained about the difficult situation and said that “medical collapse is imminent in a very difficult financial situation” due to a decrease in sales due to the moderation of consultations. Due to the increasing number of seriously ill people, “it has become difficult to provide adequate medical care.”
In addition, he noted that what is necessary to protect the health care system and the lives of the citizens of the prefecture is “to reduce the number of new infected people.” He called for the immediate cancellation of the Go To campaign, refraining from going out unnecessarily and strictly adhering to avoiding three secrets for two weeks. (Yuko Sugito)
◆ Increase of 140 people per week due to home / on-site medical treatment, estimated by revision of hospitalization standards.
The prefecture told the Standing Committee of the Prefectural Assembly on the 10th that the revision of hospitalization standards for people infected with the new corona virus is expected to increase the number of people receiving medical treatment at accommodation facilities. or at home without being hospitalized by 140 people per week. He also revealed that the number of officials who monitor the health of reclaimers has increased.
According to the prefecture, from the seventh and eighth days the new standard was put into operation, a total of 24 people were hospitalized before the standard was revised, and in the future it will be up to 20 people per day. I’m watching. Although there will be space for sick beds, from the 14th, “Park in Hotel Atsugi” will be used because the number of people receiving medical treatment in the accommodation facilities will increase. The total number of insured accommodation establishments is 1,592, but it is said that around 40% of the rooms can be used from the point of view of preventing the spread of infection.
In December, the number of “community health care support groups” asking health care recipients about their health status increased from 14 (11 on holidays) to 18 (13 on holidays).
On the other hand, the bed is tight. As of day 9, the ready-to-use “immediate response beds” are 732 beds (including 78 acute beds) and 415 beds (54 beds) occupied.
When the committee asked for more beds, the prefectural authorities responded: “It is possible to install prefabs and containers in existing hospitals.” There have already been inquiries from multiple medical institutions regarding the precast installation, and he said, “I would like to respond promptly if there is a request.” (Shota Shimura)
