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Written by: McCain and Li Enci
2020-07-21 10:53
Last update date: 2020-07-21 10:54The epidemic continues, and the supply of hospital beds in public hospitals is severe. The Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority (network operation) Zhang Zifeng said this morning (21st) that the current use of hospital beds is about 77%, which will rise to the critical point of 80%. The bureau is also under pressure to deploy manpower, so it must stop other non-operational Emergency services will reduce hospital appointments for surgery or examination by half in the future, and 20 to 30% of general new cases. He anticipates that thousands of patients will be affected every day and will notify the relevant patients one by one.
Zhang Zifeng, Chief Administrative Manager (Network Operation) of the Hospital Authority. (Data Picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Zhang Zifeng accepted interviews with Hong Kong and Taiwan’s "Millennium" and commercial TV’s "Starting on a Sunny Day" today. He said that an average of 50 new confirmed cases were added every day in the past. If the epidemic continues, it will constitute a huge impact on the Hospital Authority. Pressure because of the need to deploy other colleagues to support. He pointed out that it is necessary to suspend non-emergency and non-essential services. In the future, in-patient appointments for surgery or examination services will be reduced by half, as well as 20 to 30% of general new diseases. It is expected that thousands of patients will be affected every day. He also said that the hospital will notify the patients by telephone, hoping that the affected patients will be considerate.
The supply of hospital beds is tight and severe
At present, the Hospital Authority has more than 1,200 negative pressure beds and more than 600 negative pressure wards; the second line has more than 400 beds. Zhang Zifeng pointed out that the occupancy rate of hospital beds has reached 77%. "If you go to Bacheng, it will be tough because you must stay back. Sometimes the accident and emergency department will receive cases. And it will be clean and constantly circulating."
He also revealed that since each confirmed case will have several close contacts, some patients have been to the feast for dozens of gatherings, and their contacts have taken up many hospital beds. He pointed out that the non-emergency services of public hospitals, including surgery and routine check-ups, may need to be significantly delayed in these two weeks, especially for items that require bed occupation.
Patients on ventilator should also be transferred to the ward
Ma Zhongyi, the president of the Public Medical Doctors Association, also said that the patients in this wave are different from the previous wave. Most of the patients have pneumonia. "It seems that the beds of Queen Elizabeth Hospital are too tight, and patients who are in stable condition and still need to use ventilators must be transferred. Ward.” The ward utilization rate has reached 80%. She described it as “very compelling” because a certain ward has to be reserved for suspected patients. “If he is not diagnosed, he will be sent back to the general ward immediately, as if the wheels are turning, so Be sure to reserve a place."
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