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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-04-06 19:05
Date of last update: 2020-04-06 19:05A 93-year-old man suspected of being infected with a new type of coronavirus pneumonia in Pok Oi Hospital has been transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital for further treatment. The Hospital Authority said today (6th) that the patient is in serious condition. 72 patients who lived in the same ward with the patient, And the 11 hospitalized patients who were discharged from the hospital were tested negative for the virus. They had contacted about 270 medical colleagues. Among the 188 medical workers who had been tested for the virus, 183 were negative and 5 were waiting for the result. Other medical care will be tested one after another.
As to whether private hospitals will help relieve the pressure of dealing with patients with new types of pneumonia, the Hospital Authority has stated that there have been different public-private collaboration plans and is discussing the expansion of services under the existing plans, such as outpatient services, computer scans, etc., but transferring patients to Whether the private hospital is still to be discussed, no details and timetable yet.
A 93-year-old patient in Pok Oi Hospital was suspected to have been infected with a new type of pneumonia diagnosed in the same ward. Both patients in the two wards where he had lived and the medical care he had contacted were subject to virus testing.
He Wanxia, the chief administrative manager of the Hospital Authority (patient safety and risk management), revealed that the patient has been transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment. The situation is now serious. She continued to refer to the 72 patients who were in the same ward as the patient and are still in hospital. The virus was negative. Another 11 patients had been discharged from the hospital and lived in residential care homes for the elderly. They were taken back to the hospital and all tests were negative.
Among the 270 medical staff who have been in contact with the patient, 183 of the 188 medical staff who have been tested for virus have a negative result, 5 are waiting for the result, and other medical staff will be tested successively.
A total of 18 environmental samples in the ward were negative
Authorities sent staff to take 18 environmental samples in the two wards involved, and the results were all negative. He Wanxia said that the staff of the HA's infection control team will also visit the ward today to inspect the workflow to ensure that the shared equipment meets the anti-infection requirements.
He Wanxia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority (photo by Yu Junliang)
Transfer of patients with pneumonia to private hospitals: consultations, no timetable
Gao Basheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Authority, mentioned this morning that he is discussing with private hospitals or transferring stable patients to private hospitals. He Wanxia said that private hospitals depend on the volume of intake, and it still needs to measure which type of mild pneumonia patients are suitable for transfer. It is still in the discussion stage, and there is no details and timetable.
She also pointed out that public hospitals and private hospitals have always had public-private partnership programs, such as outpatient clinics and computer scans. In response to the epidemic situation, they have expanded the types of existing services and the amount of services. In the future, new services will be added, such as handling newborn babies, bile, appointments Caesarean section, etc., will discuss whether to join the electrotherapy service and fracture surgery in the future.
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