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The doctor seriously injured in the fire that burned the ATI Section of the Piatra Neamț County Hospital arrived at the Floreasca Hospital, and on Sunday morning he will be transferred to Belgium, and the other 6 injured were also transferred by ambulance to the Lețcani modular hospital. Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced. He said that it was not possible to speculate on the causes of the fire and that the results of the investigations were to be expected, but that the statements of the hospital manager show that there was work on the facility, on the grounds of increasing the number of intensive care beds. .
Orban made these statements on Saturday night, at the end of the meeting at the Interior Ministry, where a crisis cell was convened after the fire in which 10 COVID patients died, and another 7 people – including a doctor – were injured. .
The Prime Minister’s comments regarding the 7 injured:
- The military plane that brought the seriously injured doctor from Iași landed in Bucharest. The doctor is transferred to the Floreasca Hospital and prepared for his transfer to the Reine Astrid Military Hospital in Belgium. We got approval from the hospital, although due to the pandemic the transfer of patients is not accepted.
- On Sunday after 7.00, transport to Belgium will also be provided by a military plane.
- The 6 injured patients arrived at the Lețcani modular hospital. The transport was carried out with a crew of a doctor composed of a doctor and an ambulance attendant with the highest equipment.
About the causes of the fire:
Regarding the causes of the fire, Orban said that no speculation can be made and that the result of the investigations should be awaited, but that the statements of the hospital manager show that work was done on the installation, arguing to increase the number of care beds intensive:
- “From the statements of the hospital manager, made a few days before, it is known that some installation works were planned – we do not really know what it is about – that when they were presented they were presented as intended to increase the number of beds in ATI.
- There is also information about moving from the 3rd to the 2nd floor of Intensive Care patients.
- Of course, we do not dare to make any interpretation, but these data exist and the competent authorities, in accordance with the law, will make all the evaluations to precisely identify the possible causes of this fire ”.
Why the doctor has not been transferred to Belgium since Saturday night
Ludovic Orban Orban explained why the doctor could not be transferred to Belgium from Saturday night:
- “It is not about walking. In night conditions, as there is no heliport, the patient could not travel. The solution was to be able to travel in the safest way possible.[ la aeroportul din Ia;i, de acolo ]n Bucharest, by military plane (…)) Hospitalization in Belgium cannot be done overnight, when we want (…) because the place where you will be hospitalized will be prepared, you will be hospitalized.
- I have seen many express points of view. First of all, you should know that it was not easy to get an agreement to hospitalize the patient in the Belgian military hospital and the mobilization was immediate ”.
Secretary of State Raed Arafat said that at this time there is no need for other patients to be transferred to Belgium due to the fire, the 6 sent to Iasi were sucked there to be treated for COVID.
