When COVID-19 patients in Kaunas are declining, Prienai, Kėdainiai, Jurbarkas are used



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According to the Kaunas Clinic of the BNS Kaunas Health Sciences University (LSMU), the LSMU Kaunas Hospital, which organizes the treatment of patients with COVID-19, already reached 70% two weeks ago. occupancy of beds in patients infected by coronavirus.

At the request of the clinics, LSMU Kaunas Hospital increased the number of COVID-19 beds from 100 to 130, and 30 and 20 beds were established in Marijampolė and Jurbarkas counties, respectively. Twenty intensive care units have been established for the most difficult patients at the Kaunas Clinics Intensive Care Clinic.

Photo of the municipality of the city of Kaunas / Associative photo

Photo of the municipality of the city of Kaunas / Associative photo

However, this was not enough, so another 100 beds (10 of them resuscitation) were installed, with the help of medical institutions in other cities.

“As of this Saturday, 20 beds have been established for these patients at Prienai Hospital and ten additional beds at Jurbarkas Hospital. Furthermore, as of today, COVID-19 patients receive 30 beds at Kėdainiai Hospital. LSMU Kaunas Hospital, these patients also receive 30 therapeutic beds and 10 resuscitation beds, ”said BNS Clinics.

Two thirds of the beds are occupied

The medical institution indicates that a total of 207 patients with COVID-19 disease are being treated in the Kaunas region on this day, two thirds of the places are occupied, a total of 306 beds with all the necessary infrastructure and specialists in medical care. are planned. 36 beds for resuscitation.

“According to today’s data, the LSMU Kaunas Hospital has 121 beds for COVID-19 patients. Currently, 15 of the 20 resuscitation beds are occupied in the Kaunas clinics.

To date, 24 of them have been occupied at the Marijampolė Hospital and 41 beds of COVID-19 patients have been occupied at the Jurbarkas Hospital. Currently, in Kėdainiai, all the beds for COVID-19 patients are free, and in Prienai, six are occupied, ”reported Kaunas Clinics.

According to the representatives of the clinics, if necessary, the hospitals in the Kaunas region will be able to accommodate more places for other patients for COVID-19 patients, there are a total of 1560 beds with oxygen supply equipment.



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