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Preventive examinations were carried out for most of the COVID-19 patients from Monday to Wednesday, in cooperation with the laboratory of the Vilnius University Center for Natural Sciences.
“1296 samples were taken and brought to the laboratory in three days and 129 positive responses were received (about 9.95%),” the hospital reported.
The hospital employs almost 1.8 thousand people. people, all work personnel were tested, except for workers with a previous diagnosis of COVID-19.
Only patients who did not experience any symptoms associated with coronavirus infection were included in the global prophylaxis study.
© Vidmantas Balkūnas
According to the medical institution, the PCR tests were performed in other laboratories by personnel who developed fever or other clinical signs.
Massive studies have been conducted to monitor the spread of the coronavirus. According to the hospital, nearly 330 employees are currently disabled due to coronavirus after isolation and asymptomatic COVID-19 formless doctors: 57 doctors, 91 nurses, 68 nursing assistants, 113 more employees.
Hospital director Jelena Kutkauskienė says the medical morbidity indicators show “the epidemiological crisis that has hit Lithuania in recent weeks.”
“Unfortunately, preventive examinations are carried out in accordance with the procedure established by law, investigating between 10 and 20%. The staff who work directly with patients is no longer sufficient during this period, and we are concerned that they are registering new cases of COVID-19 among employees of various specialties and in almost all departments, ”said J. Kutkauskienė.
Dr. Jelena Kutkauskienė
The director said that even the hospital’s small coronavirus team is still ready to provide necessary care to patients.
“Although the situation is not easy, it is still being managed, because the planned operations at the Vilnius Republican University Hospital have been postponed since last week, so the main flow of our patients is people seeking emergency care.” explains the director of the institution.
According to her, due to the poor epidemiological situation in the country, patients are transferred to other hospitals or discharged for home treatment whenever possible, thus providing places for patients who need urgent care.
“We also solve the problems of reorganization of work on a daily basis, delegating employees to work in those departments where there is a greater shortage of personnel,” says J. Kutkauskienė.
Next week there will also be a preventive examination of the hospital staff.
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