Nghe An General Hospital limits patient admissions for 2 weeks to prevent and control the epidemic

The Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center and the Nghe An Department of Health worked with Nghe An General Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

Another F0 patient is under treatment

On the morning of November 4, the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, the Department of Health, and the Nghe An Center for Disease Control had a working session with the General Hospital of Friendship.Nghe Anafter a Covid-19 infection appeared at this unit.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Huong - Director of Nghe An General Hospital: Since the beginning of the epidemic season, the hospital has had 09 F0 cases, including 02 F0 related to hospital staff and 7 F0 are relatives and patients of the hospital. Recently, on October 31, 2021, the Department of Rehabilitation detected 03 F0 cases (announced on the morning of November 1, 2021).

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Huong - Director of Nghe An General Hospital reported on the situation of Covid-19 prevention and control at the hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

After detecting F0, the hospital investigated, traced, isolated F1s and locked down locations related to F0; conducted SARS-CoV-2 screening tests for 4,178 patients, relatives, and medical staff (with negative results). At the same time, Nghe An Department of Health and the Hospital sent notices to localities to track down 1,466 people who had been to the Rehabilitation Department to implement anti-epidemic measures.

As of the morning of November 4, the provinceNghe Andiscovered and announced that there were 04 more F0 cases related to Nghe An General Hospital. Of which, 02 F0 cases were in Nghia Dan district and 01 case was in Hoang Mai town who had treated and cared for patients at the Rehabilitation Department. The remaining F0 case was a patient being treated at the hospital's Stroke Center, discovered through periodic Covid-19 screening.

Leaders of Nghe An Center for Disease Control assess the source of infection and forecast the epidemic situation. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the meeting, the delegates focused on analyzing and assessing the situation, searching for the source of infection of the newly appeared F0 case. Accordingly, the test results of F0, a patient at the Stroke Center, showed that the patient was recently infected. Nghe An General Hospital is a large-scale hospital, with a large number of patients coming for examination and treatment, and an environment where disease can easily spread... It is very likely that there will still be F0 cases continuing to appear.

8 urgent solutions to prevent and fight the epidemic

Concluding the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, Director of Nghe An Department of Health requested Nghe An General Hospital to urgently deploy 8 urgent solutions to prevent and control the epidemic. These are: Continue to investigate and trace, review the contacts of the cases, carefully review and search for all F1 cases.

The space of the departments and rooms in the 7-storey building of Nghe An General Hospital is very closed, posing a risk of spreading the disease. Photo: Thanh Chung

Nghe An General Hospital has reviewed and counted all patients and their relatives from October 20 to present at the Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Rehabilitation... and sent them to the Department of Health to notify localities to proactively prevent the epidemic.

The hospital needs to strictly isolate F1 cases; continue to block off the Rehabilitation Department and conduct tests according to regulations; survey and re-evaluate the blocked area related to the F0 case of the Stroke Center; establish a separate area for the medical team working here, both to ensure medical examination and treatment and to prevent the epidemic from spreading to other departments.

The hospital must immediately limit unnecessary movement and contact, stop non-essential activities in the hospital; do not organize meals in the hospital cafeteria, and do not serve meals to patient rooms. Doctors, nurses, and hospital staff only travel when necessary.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh surveyed and directed the establishment of a blockade area at the Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung

Strictly implement testing in locked-down areas and periodic screening tests using rapid tests or PCR tests continuously for 2 weeks with 4 tests; promote communication work for patients, relatives, and medical staff so that all can join together to implement anti-epidemic solutions; strengthen inspection and supervision of anti-epidemic work and create the best conditions for patients and relatives of patients being treated at the hospital.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh also clearly instructed: The hospital will limit the admission of patients within 2 weeks, only accepting and treating seriously ill patients, to focus on implementing good anti-epidemic measures, as well as ensuring the rights of people in medical examination and treatment./.