Sign of Anxiety: The number of patients visiting the reception department of the Santara clinics has increased significantly by the day.



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Before the weekend, the number of COVID-19 places at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital is also increasing. It is planned to install 20 places and, if necessary, have a reserve of another 10 places. Discharges of recovered patients will continue uninterrupted throughout the weekend.

Alytus S. Kudirka Hospital has already filled 78 percent. Druskininkai Hospital, which has a 20-bed COVID-19 unit, stands ready to assist Alytus residents in accepting Alytus patients as the number of active treatment sites increases.

Aušra Bilotienė Motiejūnienė

Aušra Bilotienė Motiejūnienė

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According to Aušra Bilotienė Motiejūnienė, director of Santara Clinics, the organization that organizes COVID-19 processes in Vilnius and Alytus counties, the growing need for human resources has been a concern in recent weeks, as the third wave of COVID -19 caught up. with the vaccination process. Therefore, in preparation for next week, personal healthcare institutions in the region were contacted regarding the possibility of assigning staff to work with COVID-19 patients at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital in case the number of patients increases significantly.

The provision of emergency care is guaranteed to the maximum at the Vilnius Republican University Hospital.

Residents are concerned that the growing number of patients will not change the order of scheduled services.

“The growth in patient flows will not change the scope of planned services, patients in the Vilnius region will receive all planned services on time,” says the managing director of Santara Clinics.

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