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An international epidemiological analysis estimates a maximum number of COVID-19 cases for Romania at the end of November. This will inevitably lead to a much greater need for beds for coronavirus-infected patients, especially in counties with a high incidence of disease, such as Suceava.
The manager of the Suceava County Emergency Hospital (SJU), Alexandru Calancea, estimated that, in the next period, there will be a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the Suceava and Radauti hospitals, where there are already 300 beds dedicated to the patients. infected with the new coronavirus, notes Agerpres.
According to the Suceava prefecture, international epidemiological analyzes estimate a maximum number of COVID-19 cases for Romania, at the end of November, when the need for beds is expected to triple.
“At that time it may be necessary to have an accommodation capacity of approximately 900 places, both hospitals being outdated. By decision of DSP Suceava to dedicate 10% of each health unit to COVID pathology, an additional number of 260 places, an aspect that was discussed with the heads of all medical units in the province in previous meetings of the CJSU “ explained Suceava prefecture.
According to the representatives of SJU Suceava, obtaining a sufficient capacity for the accommodation and treatment of COVID cases requires the dedication of a much greater number of beds in some health units, but the capacity to treat non-COVID pathologies at the level of county in SJU. more efficient and with an accommodation capacity of 1,200 places, since most of the acute medical and surgical pathology of the municipality is managed here, respectively 75% of traumatic pathology.
According to Calancea, at the county level there is the ability to manage both COVID and non-COVID pathologies, if the objective is to apply two principles, namely, the use of medical personnel as appropriate to treat COVID pathology, beginning with the participation of physicians. of the disease in the first place. doctors from other related medical specialties (pulmonology, internal medicine, nephrology, gastroenterology, neurology, cardiology, diabetes) and the participation first of health establishments less equipped with equipment or personnel for the management of surgical and obstetric emergencies and finally of the units best performer, also writes the cited source.
Doctors in Suceava are looking for solutions to provide medical care for non-Covid cases
The analysis of the specialists from SJU Suceava and the epidemiologists from DSP Suceava was to progressively transform the county units into COVID sectors for light forms.
The unanimous conclusion was that without the support and collaboration of the hospital units of the region and in the absence of a gradual plan that ensures the good management of human and material resources of COVID patients, SJU Suceava will not be able to provide medical care for cases no COVID.
Prefect Alexandru Moldovan asked the management of DSP Suceava to complete the verification and analysis of the medical units in the county before Thursday and to present to the Ministry of Health proposals to introduce into the management circuit of cases of infection by the new coronavirus , after the CJSU meeting on Friday. Present the list of hospitals in the municipality that will care for COVID patients, including the respective sector and the number of beds related to each medical unit.
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