Upgrading of beds in some makeshift hospitals in Shanghai

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, April 22 (Reporters Yang Youzong, Pan Xu) With the changes in the epidemic prevention and control situation, Shanghai will make appointments for four makeshift hospitals including the New International Expo Center Fangcang shelter hospital and Lingang Fangcang shelter hospital. 6,700 beds have been upgraded and can be used to treat ordinary patients with new coronary pneumonia.

On the evening of the 21st, the reporter saw in some wards of Lingang Fangcang shelter hospital that some beds near the nurse station have been replaced from ordinary family beds to hospital beds. The head and tail of the bed can be raised and adjusted. The bed body has a movable function.

Wang Mengting, a nurse at Shanghai Lingang Fangcang shelter hospital, told reporters that after changing to a hospital bed, the nurse can better help the patient to complete the movements such as turning over and cooperate with the medical staff for treatment.

A bed in Shanghai Lingang Fangcang shelter hospital under renovation, taken on April 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Youzong

Chen Shu, Vice President of Shanghai Lingang Makeshift Hospital and Chief Physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, introduced that the number of beds in Lingang Makeshift Hospital is 13,600 , According to the plan, about 2,000 beds will be upgraded.

“After the upgrade, we have added a lot of testing equipment, which can detect biochemistry, blood routine, coagulation function, etc., as well as CT of the lungs, which can basically meet the testing requirements of an ordinary hospital.” Chen Shu said.

April 21, Shanghai Lingang Fangcang shelter hospital, a medical staff is testing the blood of an infected person. oxygen saturation. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Youzong

While the original makeshift cabins are being upgraded and upgraded, some new makeshift hospitals are still being opened one after another. On the evening of the 21st, Shanghai Lingang No. 2 Fangcai Hospital, with a total number of more than 16,000 beds, opened its cabin and treated the first batch of 463 patients with new coronary pneumonia. The first batch of patients were mainly asymptomatic infections and mild patients.

Lingang Fangcai Hospital No. 2 is located at the intersection of Xinyuan South Road and Canghai Road in Shanghai, about 15 kilometers away from Lingang Fangcai Hospital. The tent area of ​​the Fangcai Hospital is about 210,000 square meters, with a total of 60 Each tent has about 270 beds, for a total of 16,160 beds.

It is reported that Lingang No. 2 Fangcang shelter hospital is managed by Shanghai First People’s Hospital Medical Team, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Medical Team, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Medical Team and It is jointly managed by the Guangxi Aid Shanghai Medical Team.

The construction site of Fangcang shelter hospital on Ronghua Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, taken on April 18. (Photo provided by China Railway First Bureau)

In addition, the reporter learned from China Railway First Bureau that the construction of the Fangcang shelter hospital on Ronghua Road, Songjiang District, with a construction area of ​​6,685 square meters, has been basically completed. It is expected to be completed on April 23. It will be handed over at noon on Sunday, and about 860 new beds will be added.

In addition to the construction of the makeshift hospital, the follow-up maintenance force is also being further improved. China Railway Construction Engineering Shandong Company undertakes the maintenance tasks of 32,500 square meters in Hall 8.2 of the Fangcang Cabin Hospital of the National Convention and Exhibition Center. The 54 workers were divided into three groups and implemented a “three-shift” work mode to respond to possible maintenance tasks at any time.