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There are still free beds in hospitals, but not for long. According to the federal government’s coordinated medical service (KSD), capacity should drop from 30 to 10 percent in the next ten days. It’s even more dramatic with views of intermediate care rooms and intensive care units. A scenario of terror threatens here. “Without further action, it can be assumed that all places will be filled in just over a week,” the KSD said.
Epidemiologist Christian Althaus agrees. The current figures would roughly correspond to the situation on March 21, 2020. “So already 5 days after the announcement of the ‘lockdown’. Every day counts, ”writes Althaus on Twitter.
Canton Solothurn (15 intensive care beds), Canton Schaffhausen (8 intensive care beds) and Canton Neuchâtel (14 intensive care beds) are already on the brink. Currently there is only one free bed. There are currently four Corona patients in an intensive care bed in the canton of Solothurn, two in the canton of Schaffhausen and nine in the canton of Neuchâtel. By contrast, things seem more relaxed in the canton of Zurich, for example. There are currently 128 beds available. There are currently 20 patients with a crown in the intensive care unit.
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There are a total of 52 beds in the canton of Aargau. 37 of them are currently occupied. 10 of them from patients with a crown. By contrast, there are 108 intensive care beds available in the canton of Bern. There are currently 78 employed persons, 22 of them by corona patients. There are currently 18 beds available in the Canton of St. Gallen. 37 of the 55 beds are occupied. 15 of them from patients with a crown.
“No time to lose”
According to KSD, the reason for the aggravated situation in hospitals is that those infected with corona age again, unlike the summer. This leads to more difficult courses. Consequently, Martin Ackermann, chairman of the federal Covid-19 scientific working group, appealed to the Swiss population on Tuesday: “Stay home whenever possible.”
There are no alternatives to drastic measures. Hospitals are already on the attack. If development continues like this, not all who need medical help will be served. “No time to lose.”
Schwyz Hospital raised the alarm in early October. Reto Nüesch, Head of Internal Medicine, addressed Switzerland in an emotional video. “We have more and more patients in the hospital who are really bad.” And further: “Our isolation ward for Covid patients is getting more crowded every day and the proportion of patients requiring ventilation is increasing.” There are 11 intensive care beds available in the canton of Schwyz. Nine of them are busy. Four of them from patients with a crown.
Rega will take care of any necessary relocations.
So far, no intensive care patients with Covid-19 lung disease have been transferred to another hospital due to overcrowding. The (KSD) announced Tuesday. Rega will arrange any necessary relocations.
Rega’s operations center did this before the Covid 19 pandemic. In the second wave, it ensures that intensive care beds in hospitals are not overcrowded. On Tuesday, the occupancy rate of intensive care units continued to rise, especially in western Switzerland. In Neuchâtel, 13 out of 14 intensive care posts were filled, in Valais 22 out of 25 and in Freiburg 20 out of 24.
Rega was ordered to coordinate intensive care places in case of bottlenecks from the Society for Intensive Medicine (SGI) and the Federal Coordinated Medical Service (KSD). He’s been doing it since mid-June.
Switzerland divided into seven main regions
At the SGI it was stated that coordination would take place at four levels. To better relocate the seriously ill, Switzerland was first divided into seven main regions. In a first phase, in which the hospitals function normally, transfers are organized between them.
In the second stage, with 80 percent occupation of the intensive care units and 20 percent of them by Covid-19 patients, the transfer of the affected person to another large region begins. But that only happens if hospitals want it. Upon request, Rega will take care of the mediation and take care of the transportation, although one of its helicopters will not necessarily be used.
In the third stage, intensive care units are 90 percent full and half of the patients have Covid-19. During this phase, the Rega Operations Center searches for vacant intensive care positions.
In the fourth stage with an even larger occupation, the capacity of the intensive care units will be expanded and Rega will take over the ad hoc allocation of seriously ill patients. As of Tuesday, there were no patient transfers coordinated by Rega, as Army spokesman Stefan Hofer said. The KSD belongs to the army. (jmh / SDA)
