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The Medical Directorate of the Ministry of National Defense has ordered measures to complement the forces and means made available to the national medical system to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure was adopted by order of the Minister of National Defense, Nicolae Ciuca.
Thus, the Army provides places for patients in military hospitals in Sibiu and Iasi, provides volunteers for COVID medical units and personnel to conduct eidemiological investigations, according to a press release from the Ministry of National Defense. According to the cited source, the Hospital Militar de Emergencias „Dr. Alexandru Augustin ”from Sibiu becomes a COVID-19 medical support unit, with a capacity of 11 beds.
“As of the afternoon of Saturday, October 31, the Sibiu military hospital unit will take care of patients positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, providing in this sense six beds for patients with medium forms and five beds for ATI, for serious and serious forms. Patients will be directed to the military medical unit by the Sibiu County Hospital “, is shown in the press release sent by the ministry.
Starting Sunday, November 1 at 12:00, the “COVID-19” Section of the Iaşi Military Emergency Clinical Hospital will increase its capacity from 16 to 30 beds for the treatment of patients with medium forms, who need oxygen support.
Student volunteers will work at DSP
On the other hand, the Military-Medical Institute (SME) will support the Public Health Directorates of the Municipality of Bucharest and the County of Mureş in two lines of effort.
Thus, the 2nd and 3rd year SME students will carry out their activity on a voluntary basis, starting on November 2, within the call centers that operate the two DSPs, for the development of epidemiological investigations. The distribution of student volunteers to the two DSPs will be made based on the daily needs of the additional staff.
Also on a voluntary basis, 62 students aged 4, 5 and 6 from SME Bucharest and 17 from SME Targu Mures signed up to work in the country’s military hospitals, treatment or support facilities. COVID-19 or ATI. The distribution of students will also be made according to the needs of the medical units ”, is shown in the press release from the Ministry of National Defense.
