Xi’an: All medical institutions shall not refuse to treat patients and shall not delay treatment due to nucleic acid test results

This afternoon (March 15), Xi’an City held the 68th press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic to report the relevant situation of the epidemic prevention and control work in Xi’an.

During the current round of the epidemic, the Xi’an Municipal Health and Health Commission has made every effort to ensure the medical care of the masses, and has made it clear that medical institutions shall not refuse to accept patients, and shall not delay treatment due to nucleic acid test results.

“We announce the opening of medical institutions in the city on the official website of Xi’an Municipal Health and Health Commission every day, which is convenient for the public to inquire. The city’s second-level and above hospitals also set up different areas in the hospital, which are used for centralized admissions. Isolation points, closed control areas, patients in control areas and ordinary patients.” said Ding Li, deputy director of the Xi’an Municipal Health Commission.

Ding Li said that in order to protect ordinary patients, the Xi’an Municipal Health and Health Commission seeks doctors online through Internet hospitals, online diagnosis and treatment, and staggered peak visits through telephone and online appointments to reduce gatherings. In terms of implementing the safeguard measures in districts and counties, each district, county, and development zone has formulated a medical security plan for the masses in their jurisdictions based on their own epidemic prevention and control situation, and contacted hospitals for centralized isolation and closure and control, and the masses in the control and control areas.

“We implement the territorial responsibilities of the streets and communities, focusing on special patients such as acute and critical illness, tumors, hemodialysis, pregnant women, etc., to find out the basics, and to ensure medical treatment. Coordinate street and community ‘point-to-point’ pick-up and drop-off Centralized isolation and control, and patients in the control area should seek medical treatment in a timely manner to effectively meet the needs of the masses for medical treatment.” Ding Li said that at present, the pre-hospital emergency system in Xi’an has increased the operation of ambulance teams, and established 120 dispatchers and pre-hospital emergency medical staff backup reinforcement teams. Further enrich the emergency rescue force.

Source: Western Network