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“We are asking for help again! As our hospital treats the largest number of COVID-19 patients, the accumulated reserves of protective equipment are already running low. Currently, there is a severe shortage of booties, 3rd grade. Respirators, overalls (3XL, 4XL, 5XL). If you have the opportunity and want to help, please contact the public relations specialist at tel. 8616 80671, the. email [email protected] “, – it is written in the account of Hospital Facebook.
Patients need more and more beds
Žydrė Gedrimaitė 15 minutes He said VMKL has had the highest number of COVID-19 patients in all of the past year, although the overall situation appears to have improved.
“I have the feeling that there are two realities: one is where we all live, tired, looking forward to spring, some clarity, some relaxation, and the other reality is in hospitals where the tension has not decreased throughout the year. All the time, even when quarantine was more flexible, our hospital had combat departments.
About a month ago we had opened other branches in Antakalnio str. 57, now we had to reduce it again, reopening the additional beds for COVID-19 patients. Currently, Antakalnio street. We have 190 locations in 124 branches, as of Wednesday morning, there were 175 patients. Or Antakalnio st. 57 we have 90 beds and there are 80 patients. It seems that it will be necessary to increase the number of beds even more ”, the latest data was provided by Ž.Gedrimaitė.
Many tools are needed
According to her, the hospital still has security measures, but some of them are missing, precisely due to the replenishment of its reserve and everyone who could possibly help was contacted.
Currently, Antakalnio street. We have 190 locations in 124 branches, as of Wednesday morning, there were 175 patients. Or Antakalnio st. 57 we have 90 beds and there are 80 patients.
Booty booties, 3rd grade. respirators, the stocks of jumpsuits in large sizes (3XL, 4XL, 5XL) are already running out, so there are fears that the shortage will not get stuck at work.
The reserve is constantly being replenished, but it begins to run out. “I already received such a message from the pharmacy manager on Tuesday that, unfortunately, it can happen that we get stuck. Some things are needed. Let’s say the bigger the monkey, the more it is used.
After all, as soon as more departments open, more staff is needed. When a department is opened, the nurses alone need up to 20 positions, I am no longer talking about doctors, support staff, etc. Only large amounts of protective equipment are used, ”said Ž.Gedrimaitė.
No volunteers needed yet
The volunteers have not yet asked VMKL for help, as they say, with their staff, because after vaccination with most doctors, other cases of hospital staff are extremely rare, unless they are sick, who could not or did not want get vaccinated. New lists of these workers are now being compiled and according to Ž.Gedrimaitė, vaccination continues.
Doctors are tired, says a hospital spokeswoman, as there has been almost no respite during the year of the pandemic. Furthermore, the whole of society is tired, thus putting additional pressure on doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel. It is also beginning to be realized that this virus will probably not disappear anywhere, you will have to reorient and live a new reality with it.
The hope is to wait another month, and then warm weather can correct the spread of the virus, says Ž.Gedrimaitė.
Currently, VMKL patients under the age of 65 account for about 40 percent. Younger people are dying too. According to doctors, such changes are notable due to the widespread British mutation of COVID-19 in the Vilnius region.
According to data released by the Department of Statistics last Wednesday, 1284 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country last day, four people died from this infectious disease.
12,458 thousand were carried out. molecular antigen tests (PCR) and 7223 for suspected coronavirus.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 471.3 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the last seven days is 6.5 percent.
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