Cases of corona infections have increased in the Helios Clinic in Pasing. In addition to patients, members of staff are also affected.
- The corona virus * is spreading more and more in Munich.
- In the Helios Clinic in Pasing , patients and staff members became infected.
- The hospital management takes appropriate measures.
6.30 p.m .: The first patients are allowed to leave the Helios Clinic in Pasing. Some of the test results have now arrived. The BR reports with reference to the Department for Health and the Environment (RGU) that decisions are now made on an individual basis as to which patients are to be quarantined at home.
Update from April 4, 3:25 pm: The situation in the Helios Clinic in Munich is tense. As the BR reports, the mood among patients is increasingly worse. As a man reports to the portal, even those who have already tested negative would not be sent home: "We are desperate."
It is also said that this problem means that the negatively tested people are afraid of becoming infected due to their remaining in the clinic. Accordingly, many were not prepared for such a long stay in the clinic, so there was a lack of clothing or towels - many people did not have pajamas.
A spokesman for the clinic has confirmed to the BR that currently no patient is allowed to leave the clinic. A solution is being worked at full speed, but the doctors should not discharge any patients, even if they want to. This requires the approval of the Health and Environment Department (RGU), which is still missing. At the portal's request, the department announced that intensive work was being done to find a quick solution.
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Coronavirus: Few patients in Helios clinic tested positive
Update from 9:21 pm: After the Helios Clinic was closed, apparently only a few other patients tested positive for the virus. However, some results are still pending, admitted the medical director and chief physician of vascular surgery, Dr. Reza Ghotbi, a.
After evaluating the first test results, 14 patients and two employees are considered infected. Until when the hospital remains closed is unclear.
Update from 5:23 pm: Munich's first clinic is tight - the Helios Clinic Munich West in Pasing remains tight for the time being. In contrast, in the sister clinic , the Helios Klinik München Perlach - contrary to rumors to the contrary - no closure is planned, spokeswoman Anouk Joester told tz: "Our house is currently fully available for emergencies."
And further: “As a precautionary measure, the clinic started suspending operations and interventions that can be planned a few weeks ago, provided that this is health-justifiable, and concentrated on the treatment of emergencies. This step created enough capacity for potential Covid 19 patients . Covid 19 patients of all degrees of severity are currently being treated in the clinic in the east of Munich. ”
After Corona outbreak: Munich clinic closed - patients and employees infected
Update from April 2, 9.40 a.m .: Details and background of the precautionary measure of the Helios Clinic Pasing are now known. According to tz information, a total of at least 14 patients have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Employees are also infected, an exact number is not yet available to our editorial team.
The test results arrived on Wednesday later in the day. Thereupon the clinic management turned to the department for environment and health and in the evening agreed the temporary closure of the clinic, said clinic spokesman Marten Deseyve of tz . How long the house should remain closed is still open. Crisis meetings are scheduled for today.
Munich: Patients and employees infected with coronavirus: clinic closed - spokesman explains procedure
First of all, all patients and employees of the Helios Clinic Pasing are to be tested on Corona. "The smears are taken in-house and then sent to an external laboratory," said spokesman Deseyve. One of the reasons for the closure was the realization that infections were found in at least two wards.
It was a mixed internist ward and a surgical ward, the spokesman continued. The patients have to stay in the hospital for now. The employees were asked to wear a face mask outside the hospital.
Coronavirus in Munich: Clinic in quarantine - patients and staff infected
Original message from April 1st:
Munich - So now it has happened: In the Helios Clinic in Pasing , several members of the staff and also patients have been infected with the corona virus. When asked by our newspaper, clinic spokesman Marten Deseyve said late Wednesday evening that the Munich West Clinic had a high incidence of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the house - especially in a mixed internal and surgical ward.
The hospital management therefore decided on Wednesday not to admit, transfer or discharge any patients as a precaution until further notice.
Corona crisis in Munich: Helios clinic closes emergency room because of positive cases
The clinic's emergency department is also closed. In addition, the safety precautions that previously only applied to the treatment of people who tested positive for Covid-19 or suspected cases were extended to all patients. As a further precaution, all employees of the clinic are required to wear mouth and nose protection in public spaces and to quarantine at home outside the clinic.
All patients and staff are now being tested for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The results are expected in the short term. The Helios Clinic Munich West currently cares for Covid-19 patients of all degrees of severity . Over the past few weeks, the clinic has started to postpone predictable surgeries and procedures and has focused on emergency treatment to create capacity for potential Covid 19 patients.
Corona crisis in Munich: Helios-Klinik is LMU's teaching hospital
The Helios Klinikum München West has 412 beds and is an academic teaching hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. With a central emergency room and 20 specialist departments, it offers care at university level.
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