Shanghai’s last abnormal city-level makeshift hospital closed

On June 15th, as the “closed cabin” seal was put up, the last non-normal city-level makeshift hospital in Shanghai, the Shanghai New International Expo Center makeshift hospital, was officially closed.

A total of 10 cabins, more than 14,000 beds, and 47,920 patients were treated… In the past 77 days, as the first 10,000-person square cabin in Shanghai, 20 medical teams and nearly 7,000 medical teams have been witnessed here. The rest of the medical staff worked hard and persevered day and night.

“Thank you for dedicating your life to your mission and caring for all sentient beings with your greatness.” Outside the Fangcang shelter hospital, Zheng Junhua, chief commander of the Fangcang shelter hospital of the New International Expo Center and secretary of the Party Committee of Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, said to The medical staff and all security personnel present bowed deeply.

On June 15, the makeshift hospital of Shanghai New International Expo Center was closed. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Ting

In the crowd, Zha Qiongfang, a female doctor who wrote 76 “Aid Diary” in Wuhan during the fight against the epidemic, excitedly waved the national flag in her hand. As the team leader of Renji Hospital’s medical team, she has served four makeshift cabins and designated hospitals since March 25.

On the morning of June 14, after seeing the last patient out of the cabin, Cha Qiongfang returned to the empty ward, stretched his arms, and left the last photo with the Fangcang cabin hospital. , “It was a long-lost peace and a long-lost relaxation.”

“Thank you for never giving up, and for your concerted efforts.” Yin Qing, a nurse at Renji Hospital, said that it was a pity that I could not tell the good news to those comrades in Shanghai from all over the world, their friendship and this period The special experience will stay with her for a lifetime.

“Although I have returned to Wuhan, the ‘little warmth’ brought to us by the people of Shanghai has continued in my heart.” In Wuhan, more than 800 kilometers away from Shanghai, the chief nurse of the intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Cheng Cheng Fang immediately received the news of the “closed cabin”.

On the same day that the last patient was released from the cabin, the Wuhan Aid Shanghai Medical Team officially lifted the medical isolation observation. In the team leader’s WeChat group, the team leaders used neatly arranged flowers to express their blessings to Shanghai and former comrades-in-arms.

It is reported that after the closure of the new national expo makeshift hospital, the makeshift hospital in the Fuxing Pavilion of the Flower Expo will continue to operate normally, and some of the closed makeshift hospitals will serve as backup city-level makeshift hospitals. For some makeshift hospitals that have entered the maintenance and repair stage, relevant departments in Shanghai will maintain daily contact with the management and operation teams, and establish an emergency response mechanism to ensure that operations can be resumed quickly when needed. (Reporter Yuan Quan)

Editor Xin Jing