The government is on the brink of collapse of the medical system, but insists on ‘critical patient beds’

Entry 2020.12.25 06:00

With the third pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), around 1,000 confirmed cases a day are constantly occurring. Consequently, the government is focused on securing and recruiting hospital beds, but there are concerns that the Korean medical system is on the brink of collapse in the medical field. In addition to securing the meager beds, the medical community agrees that the establishment of a practical treatment system, such as the recruitment of medical personnel, must be accompanied by an essential need.

“Just before the collapse of the medical system … hiring of labor is required

According to related industries, on the 24th, many medical organizations are asking the government for countermeasures, fearing the collapse of the medical system due to Corona 19.

The biggest problem in the medical field today is the lack of medical personnel. It is pointed out that securing beds without hiring medical personnel is not effective in ending Corona 19.

At a press conference on the 23rd, the president of the Health and Medical Union, Na Soon-ja, said: “The level of dissatisfaction is serious due to low morale and the deprivation of the existing workforce.” You need to prepare measures to prepare for proliferation, such as preparing medical personnel. ”

The Korean Medical Association also expressed its position. “The current situation is not enough for the medical community to handle,” said Choi, president of the Korean Medical Association, saying, “Medical personnel are faced not only with the accumulation of fatigue, but also with the difficulty of securing the beds and the collapse of the critical and emergency care system. “

The industry chooses “active cooperation with private medical facilities and human resources such as high-level hospitals” as the most realistic measures to recruit medical personnel. An official from the national medical community who requested anonymity said: “Field personnel are spending a year of pain treating hundreds of confirmed patients every day.” “Securing a bed without medical personnel is a useless measure.” “The most practical solution is to cooperate with private medical facilities and the workforce, including high-level hospitals,” the official said. “If the financial support and trust of the government backs it up, active cooperation with private medical facilities can be achieved. I can see it.”

The government is hungry just to ensure beds for critically ill, “the situation will improve”

Despite the cry from the medical community, the government is focusing on securing hospital beds and is not worried about much. Democratic Party Representative Lee Nak-yeon said in a meeting with the Korea Hospital Association on the 24th: “I know that there are currently more than 7,000 rooms secured by public-private sector cooperation” and “No you have to worry about life’s shortage of hospital beds and treatment centers. ”

According to the Accident Recovery Headquarters, the government has insured 8,000 beds to date. Quarantine authorities previously instructed national high-level hospitals and university hospitals to secure 1% of the number of beds authorized as dedicated treatment beds for seriously ill patients in order to secure beds for critically ill patients.

However, even if additional hospital beds are secured, the failure of medical staff to keep up and fatigue of existing medical staff accumulates is seen as a problem. Lee Hyun-seop, director of Gyeonggi Medical Center, Icheon Hospital, explained, “The number of confirmed patients who have difficulty eating, moving and lying down without the help of medical staff is increasing.”

Representative Lee Nak-yeon said, “There are a total of 2,500 people who responded to the nurse recruitment, and a quarter of them are former nurses.” “The nurses who came out of the hospital said they wanted to present their experiences,” he said. “It appears that this participation will help secure medical personnel.”

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