Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung visited and inspected frontline units in epidemic prevention and control.

On the afternoon of June 28, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control visited and encouraged medical staff on duty to prevent and control the epidemic at the Provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Nghe An Field Hospital No. 1.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee visited and encouraged the staff, doctors and nurses at the Provincial Center for Disease Control. Photo: Pham Bang

PRAISE THE SILENT SACRIFICES OF CDC DOCTORS AND MEDICAL STAFF OF THE PROVINCE

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung visited the team of cadres, doctors and nurses working at the Provincial Center for Disease Control. The Center currently has more than 200 cadres and medical staff. Since June 13, after the fourth wave of Covid-19 broke out in Nghe An, more than 100 cadres have been working day and night with more than 100% of their strength.

Up to this point, Nghe An CDC has organized nearly 100,000 PCR samples and more than 45,000 rapid antigen test samples. The center has also deployed rapid response teams at all levels; at the same time, coordinated with other units in sampling, tracing, and providing information to the media.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of CDC Nghe An reports on the center's performance. Photo: Pham Bang

After listening to the report of the CDC leader, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that the Covid-19 epidemic has been very complicated in recent times, especially since June 13 after the first case was recorded in Vinh City. Up to now, the province has recorded 77 Covid-19 cases. However, up to this point, the province has basically controlled the situation.

Although the epidemic is developing rapidly, complicatedly and unpredictably, the health sector, as a permanent agency and a frontline force, has been very urgent, drastic, timely, synchronous, and mobilized human resources to carry out epidemic prevention and control work. From the Director of the Department of Health to each officer, medical staff and doctor in the sector, they have demonstrated their role as white-shirt soldiers on the frontline of Covid-19 prevention and control.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung praised the efforts, attempts and contributions of the staff, doctors and medical staff of the Provincial CDC Center in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Pham Bang

Assessing the very important role of testing, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the test results that CDC affirmed were the basis for investigating and tracing F1 and F2 cases. Based on the analysis of data, CDC promptly advised the health sector and the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to come up with timely, rapid, drastic and effective solutions. In addition, CDC is also the main unit in vaccination work.

The head of the provincial People's Committee expressed his emotion when listening to the CDC leaders share about the difficulties, hardships, and silent sacrifices of the staff, medical staff, and doctors at the CDC Center. Despite having to work in extremely difficult conditions, in hot weather, with the requirement of speed and accuracy, the comrades still excellently completed their tasks, organizing and implementing rapid testing, especially screening tests for Vinh city residents.

In addition to testing tasks, the Provincial CDC also closely coordinates with other units in tracing and communication work so that people fully understand, avoid panic, thereby realizing their responsibility in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. In addition, the Provincial CDC also organizes forces to share and support other provinces in the work of preventing and fighting the epidemic. On behalf of the provincial leaders, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung acknowledged and commended the efforts, attempts and contributions of the staff, medical staff and doctors of the Provincial CDC in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented gifts to encourage the Provincial Center for Disease Control. Photo: Pham Bang

Emphasizing that the epidemic will continue to develop complicatedly in the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the CDC Center to uphold the spirit of being proactive, not subjective, continuing to focus highly on testing, tracing, and data analysis; coordinate to advise the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to deploy solutions to control, contain, and successfully repel the Covid-19 epidemic in the province, creating stability to achieve the goal of both preventing and fighting the epidemic and developing the economy, creating more favorable conditions for people's lives.

In addition, the Provincial CDC continues to improve testing capacity and mobilize more human resources when implementing large-scale tasks. Actively continue to coordinate with other agencies on investigation and tracing with a spirit of speed, determination, and thoroughness; promptly inform the media about the epidemic situation; prepare conditions for the implementation of a large-scale vaccination campaign in the coming time. Pay attention to the regime and working conditions for cadres, medical staff, and doctors at the unit in terms of health, spirit, and material because these cadres have to work in a risky environment with a high risk of infection.

PUTTING FIELD HOSPITAL INTO EFFECTIVE OPERATION

Next, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also came to inspect the progress and visit and encourage the forces on duty at Nghe An Field Hospital No. 1, which was urgently built in Hung Nguyen district.

Nghe An Field Hospital No. 1 was established on June 26 on the basis of requisitioning, repairing and renovating Hung Nguyen District Medical Center. The hospital has a scale of 100 beds with the task of isolating, caring for and treating patients with mild and moderate Covid-19. Severe patients requiring ventilators and dialysis are transferred to the Tropical Disease Center, Nghe An General Hospital.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung inspects Covid-19 patient treatment rooms. Photo: Pham Bang

Nghe An Field Hospital No. 1 has a scale of 100 beds with the task of isolating, caring for, and treating patients with mild and moderate Covid-19. Photo: Pham Bang

The staff of Field Hospital No. 1 consists of 140 staff, including a part of the existing staff of Hung Nguyen District Medical Center and mobilized and supplemented from public and non-public units in the province, plus other supporting forces. The hospital began operating from June 29, 2021.

After inspecting the actual progress of the hospital construction, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung highly appreciated the spirit of urgency and speed in building and organizing the No. 1 Field Hospital of the Health sector, in a very short time, to start receiving and treating Covid-19 patients from June 29.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung highly appreciated the thorough and rapid preparation of Field Hospital No. 1. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung directly inspected the online system connecting the Field Hospital with the Provincial General Hospital. Photo: Pham Bang

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also highly appreciated the coordination of Hung Nguyen District Medical Center and believed that with the direction of the health sector and careful preparation, the hospital would promote its function in admitting and treating Covid-19 patients.

Assessing the reasonable distribution of hospitals, ensuring safety in treating Covid-19 patients, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in order for the hospital to operate effectively, the health sector, as the standing agency of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, must continue to improve facilities, especially fully arrange equipment as required to treat Covid-19 patients.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee praised the efforts of the provincial health sector and Hung Nguyen district in urgently implementing the construction of Field Hospital No. 1. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung presents gifts to Nghe An Field Hospital No. 1. Photo: Pham Bang

Mobilize more human resources for treatment, comply with the treatment process for Covid-19 patients according to the instructions of the health sector; prepare adequate conditions in terms of means and medicines; ensure security and safety for hospital operations; ensure environmental hygiene and safety.

In particular, ensure absolute safety for staff, doctors and nurses performing their duties in the hospital. There are policies for these teams so that they can confidently complete their assigned tasks, contributing to the early control, containment and suppression of the Covid-19 epidemic in the province. The province will pay attention and support the necessary conditions for the hospital to operate effectively./.

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