(Shanghai War Epidemic Record) The number of outpatient and emergency departments in Shanghai-level hospitals has risen sharply
Chinanews.com, Shanghai, April 24th (Reporter Chen Jing) Held on the 24th At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai, Wang Xingpeng, director of the Shenkang Hospital Development Center, introduced that the volume of outpatient and emergency services in Shanghai-level hospitals has recently increased significantly. Compared with the beginning of April, the outpatient volume of the 36 municipal hospitals increased by 103%, and the emergency department volume increased by 65%.
At present, 36 municipal hospitals have opened 33 emergency medical treatment points to ensure the supply of emergency emergency services and the smooth flow of emergency green channels. Recently, it has also ensured smooth communication channels with the public by adding dedicated personnel to answer the call and setting up voice reminders.
According to Wang Xingpeng’s introduction, many municipal hospitals have gradually expanded the service scale of outpatient clinics, especially specialist outpatient clinics, on the basis of opening all specialized outpatient clinics. At the same time, many hospitals have organized senior directors to visit general outpatient clinics to ensure the quality of outpatient medical care. In response to the dispensing needs of the public during the lockdown, municipal hospitals have added a number of simple outpatient clinics and volunteer dispensing clinics.
For special groups such as pregnant women, patients with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and patients on hemodialysis, many hospitals in Shanghai have explored personalized health management measures. Shanghai has also added 26 emergency hemodialysis points in 18 municipal general hospitals to meet and provide services for hemodialysis patients with special requirements.
Wang Xingpeng pointed out that while doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, municipal hospitals are making every effort to ensure the development of emergency operations. Recently, municipal hospitals have made efforts to carry out limited and elective surgeries for patients in the hospital, while focusing on sorting out and prioritizing surgeries for various diseases such as malignant tumors (limited surgeries). Judging from the monitoring data, the number of inpatient surgeries in municipal hospitals has been on the rise recently, and the number of surgeries this week has doubled compared to the beginning of April.
At the press conference on the same day, Li Feng, deputy head of Jiading District, said that the district arranged for residents of the closed and controlled areas to go to the designated hospital (Nanxiang Hospital), and to prevent people in the area from going to other hospitals for medical treatment. It is reported that the district clearly defines the medical treatment process for residents in the closed and controlled areas, establishes a green channel for 120 emergency medical treatment for critically ill patients, and the medical treatment process for non-emergency critically ill patients. “Convenience approach; established a “4+7+12” linkage mechanism, that is, 4 district-level functional departments, 7 district-level hospitals, and 12 streets and towns are linked, and a dedicated person is responsible for the medical service guarantee team, and a flat work platform is established. The district has also established a closed-loop management mechanism for demand collection, medical research and judgment, coordinated disposal, and tracking services, and formed a team of volunteers for medical services to map out the needs of people in the closed and controlled areas for medical treatment and dispensing. Provide continuous tracking service for people who need multiple medical visits (such as pregnant women and obstetrics, etc.). According to statistics, in April, the district completed a total of more than 26,700 medical services. Li Feng said that the district has also set up a volunteer dispensing service team to provide online and offline services for the public. (End)