Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Bulgaria as hospitals in Sofia near capacity
“There is a severe personnel deficit in the emergency care units in Sofia. Ambulances sometimes take 6-7 hours to arrive at an address,” the spokesperson for the Center for Emergency Care in Sofia Katia Sungarska told bTV.
“This is an incredibly long time but when there is no one to do it, the vicious circle is spinning too fast. Our ambulances are at other addresses at the same time” she said.
In her words, in order to visit all the addresses, just for Covid-19 patients, an ambulance team has to cover four or five places in an hour’s time. Not to mention, after each visit to a Covid-19 patient the team must return to headquarters to undergo disinfection procedures, not just the personnel but the vehicle as well.
“When we take a Covid-19 patient is severe condition, we also need to consult the coordination center, where a second specialist will examine the patient. […] But the beds [designated for Covid-19 patients] are one or two and by the time the ambulance reaches Pirogov [Hospital], the beds are already taken” Sungarska explained concerning the shortage of beds and the emerging reports about ambulances carrying patients from hospital to hospital, unable to admit them for lack of Covid-19 designated beds.
She concluded the emergency care in Sofia is at capacity and “we must employ all available resourced to get through this pandemic,” referring to a recent idea for taxis, police cars and private ambulances to help the Emergency Care Center is transporting patients.
“This is an incredibly long time but when there is no one to do it, the vicious circle is spinning too fast. Our ambulances are at other addresses at the same time” she said.
In her words, in order to visit all the addresses, just for Covid-19 patients, an ambulance team has to cover four or five places in an hour’s time. Not to mention, after each visit to a Covid-19 patient the team must return to headquarters to undergo disinfection procedures, not just the personnel but the vehicle as well.
“When we take a Covid-19 patient is severe condition, we also need to consult the coordination center, where a second specialist will examine the patient. […] But the beds [designated for Covid-19 patients] are one or two and by the time the ambulance reaches Pirogov [Hospital], the beds are already taken” Sungarska explained concerning the shortage of beds and the emerging reports about ambulances carrying patients from hospital to hospital, unable to admit them for lack of Covid-19 designated beds.
She concluded the emergency care in Sofia is at capacity and “we must employ all available resourced to get through this pandemic,” referring to a recent idea for taxis, police cars and private ambulances to help the Emergency Care Center is transporting patients.
Източник: mediapool.bg
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