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Hospitals in the Vilnius region are preparing for the growth of COVID-19 patients, but thanks to testing and vaccination, the spread of the virus among employees is expected to be prevented, says Aušra Bilotienė-Motiejūnienė, director of management of Santara Clinics.
“We are definitely preparing, we have plans, we have had the second wave, where we actually had probably the maximum number of beds possible,” he told a news conference Tuesday.
“We are also looking at where we can expand in the region and what number of beds. We also have a plan, we have spoken with certain regional institutions and already today we have additional newly opened units not only in Vilnius,” said A. Bilotienė-Motiejūnienė.
The number of COVID-19 beds in the hospital has been increasing for about a week, the number of patients is increasing: the occupancy of resuscitation beds has increased from 55 to 70% in a couple of weeks, as well as the occupancy of other beds. job. An average of 25 to 35 patients end up in a hospital in the Vilnius region per day.
However, according to A. Bilotienė-Motiejūnienė, the implementation of the safe hospital project in the Santara clinics succeeds in preventing safer conditions for patients and preventing outbreaks.
More than 90 percent got vaccinated in the hospital. workers. Additionally, those who work in high-risk areas, such as resuscitation, with patients at increased risk for severe disease, are subject to weekly PCR testing.
“Every week we have a real situation, what is the situation with the staff and there are isolated cases in which outbreaks are detected and thus they are prevented,” said one of those responsible for the hospital.
In December, when hospital staff had not yet been vaccinated, more than 500 of them had COVID-19. In March, there are 35 such cases.
“Some of them have not been vaccinated, some have just undergone PCR tests and have been vaccinated asymptomatically. Most of the time there are sick relatives. And knowing that we have a British variety in the country, it is very important to have a safe hospital for sensitive patients, of course, and for everyone else, to ensure there are no outbreaks or to be able to handle them quickly, ”said A. Bilotienė-Motiejūnienė.
According to the Statistics Department, 820 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in Lithuanian hospitals, 93 of them in resuscitation.
Oxygen is added to 691 patients and 51 patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
65 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 on the last day.
Author Austėja Masiokaitė-Liubinienė
