Nghe An Health Sector suffered nearly 27 billion VND in damage due to storm No. 10
Storm No. 10 with strong gusts of wind and prolonged heavy rains has caused severe damage to medical facilities in the province. The estimated damage is nearly 27 billion VND.
Information from Nghe An Department of Health: Storm No. 10 with strong gusts of wind and heavy rain lasting from the evening of September 28 to the morning of September 29 caused a lot of damage to the health system in the area. The whole sector had 37/49 health facilities and units affected, with total estimated damage of more than 26.9 billion VND.
At Nghe An Lung Hospital, the generator stopped working at 2 a.m., forcing some patients on ventilators to be temporarily transferred to the Provincial General Hospital.
At Hoang Mai Medical Center, the rising river water caused flooding over 1 meter deep; thanks to proactively moving patients and equipment to the 2nd floor, medical examination and treatment work has gradually stabilized.
Some units suffered heavy damage to facilities such as Anh Son Medical Center with estimated damage of about 4 billion VND, many buildings had their roofs blown off, the lighting system and many other medical equipment were damaged...
Thanh Chuong General Hospital had its roofs blown off four two-story buildings, many auxiliary equipment damaged, estimated damage of 2 billion VND. Nghi Loc Medical Center had its corrugated iron roof blown off, part of its wall collapsed, damage of about 1.7 billion VND.
In addition, the Trauma - Orthopedic Hospital, Dien Chau General Hospital, Social Protection Center suffered losses of 1.5 billion VND, the Provincial General Friendship Hospital suffered losses of more than 1.4 billion VND...
In addition, two units had some medical equipment damaged, including the Eye Hospital and the Rehabilitation Hospital 2 in Cua Lo ward due to rising sea levels.
According to Nghe An Department of Health: The damage to physical facilities is huge. However, the safety of staff, employees and inpatients is guaranteed...
At this time, heavy rain is still occurring, many units have lost lives and power, and the damage situation cannot be fully estimated. The Department of Health continues to grasp and update information on damage at units to promptly direct and support post-storm recovery work, and maintain medical examination and treatment activities for people.
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