The corona virus spreads in Munich. People need to be treated in clinics. But: what happens to regular operations?
- The corona virus * spreads in Germany and also in Munich.
- Virologists from Munich's clinics are now sounding the alarm.
- How long can Munich clinics cope with the crisis?
Munich - How long can Munich clinics cope with the Coronavirus * crisis? Leading virologists sound the alarm: more intensive care beds are needed. This is because the massive spread of the virus will increase the number of serious illnesses. But in Munich it is currently not even possible to fully use the existing intensive care beds. Because there are far too few nurses .
According to information from the Verdi trade union, 15 to 20 percent of the intensive care beds currently remain empty in the Harlaching city hospital . Union secretary Christian Reischl described the situation in Munich's clinics as "precarious". The Verdi expert continues: "Due to a lack of staff, only six out of twelve intensive care beds can be operated in a private hospital."
Coronavirus in Munich: How long can the clinics cope with the crisis?
The rate is not quite as high in other clinics , but experts confirm the basic problem in intensive care units. “A further rapid expansion would pose great challenges for us. You cannot arbitrarily increase the capacities in an intensive care unit , ”said Prof. Hanno Leucht, chief physician at Neuwittelsbach Hospital, to our newspaper. The internal specialist clinic treats numerous patients with chronic lung diseases who would be particularly at risk if they were infected with Corana.
Many Munich clinics want and need to prepare themselves for a drastic increase in such infected risk patients . Each unit is currently preparing emergency plans, Prof. Leucht knows, and confirms that the lack of care makes it more difficult to provide more places in the intensive care units. “It was difficult to get nursing staff before the coronavirus * broke out in Munich . There is definitely an acute bottleneck here. ”According to Verdi information, the Großhadern Clinic is currently considering withdrawing staff from other areas in order to have enough strength for the intensive care area.
Coronavirus Munich: lack of intensive care
When asked about the shortage of staff in Harlaching , the head of the Munich Clinic , Dr. Axel Fischer: “In the current situation we have sufficient capacities and are prepared for increasing numbers of seriously ill people as part of our crisis plans. If necessary, we can create additional intensive capacities for corona patients. "
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