Medical institutions of the region ready to assist patients and persons with suspected COVID-19: 17 infectious units equipped with sides for the treatment of patients infected with the coronavirus.
In the Poltava region created and operational headquarters for combating coronavirus. It is headed by the the Chairman of the Poltava regional state administration. Oleg Sinegubov. the Regional government has allocated an additional half a million UAH for replenishment of the reserve medical supplies. Made the decision to pay extra charges to a salary to medical workers who are involved in the elimination of infection.
Medical institutions of the region ready to assist patients and persons with suspected coronavirus. In the 17 infectious units on 427 beds equipped with sides for the treatment of patients infected with the coronavirus.
Helps in the fight against the pandemic coronavirus and business. Entrepreneurs contribute to the needs of health facilities, purchase necessary equipment and medicines.
Director of the Department of health’I Poltava regional state administration Viktor Lysak: “We work as a unified team. In areas of identified infectious diseases hospital and brigade emergency ambulance to be called in case of infection COVID-19. Analyzed what you need, spend constantly monitoring.
Medical institution areas have a 308 ventilators. 176 – intensive care beds, and the rest – operating and other. Employment of devices – about 25-30 percent. There are free devices, plenty of them. In addition, efforts to update them.
in the Near future in area will be about 2000 rapid tests for COVID-19. Just ordered them almost 10 thousand. They are, above all, will provide the regional infectious diseases hospital, brigade of emergency medical aid.
the region has developed a plan for the reshaping of medical institutions, so that, if necessary, to accept such patients Every hospital has to convert 70% of hospital beds.
Introduce the monitoring of patients with pneumonia. Today in Poltava oblast - 167 patients with pneumonia. 11 of them are in offices with intensive supervision. Monitor monitoring of medical equipment, medicines on the market to ensure control. We, together with the business very tightly control pricing in pharmacies. So, all about’United in common cause.”