Danang’s second field hospital ready to treat COVID-19 patients
Thứ Sáu, 07/08/2020, 12:15
PSNews - A field hospital at the Tien Son Sports Center in Danang city was completed on August 5 after days of installation, ready share the treatment load of COVID-19 patients with the city's hospitals.
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AThe field hospital, located at the 94,000-square-meter Tien Son Sports Center in Hai Chau district of Danang, has been completed on August 5 after nearly four days of construction. |
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At first, 284 sick-beds have been installed. In case of wider outbreaks, the hospital is capable of installing 700-1,000 sick-beds. COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms will be referred here to ease burden on hospitals in Danang. |
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Assembled with light materials, the field hospital’s designs meet the safety standards required by the Ministry of Health in terms of safe distance for isolation of infectious diseases; natural ventilation; the site and paths arranged to avoid cross-infection; and signboards showing ways to each patient room installed. |
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In addition, each patient room is fully equipped with medical beds, nightstands, fans, hangers, switches, sockets, lights, especially emergency push button connected to the command center. The entire patient area is covered with cameras, while firefighting and rescue devices as well as the wireless Internet system have also been installed. |
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As the hospital is in operation, there will be doors for exit only and entry only, ensuring safety for both patients and doctors in the treatment and isolation areas. The entrances to the hospital ensure natural ventilation for the treatment area. |
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Ngo Thi Kim Yen, director of Danang’s Department of Health, said that the hospital would have a laboratory for blood, hematology, biochemistry and ion testing. The simple test will be conducted here while the more complicated will be carried out in other health facilities.
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The Department of Health has appointed a deputy director in charge of this hospital. In addition to local human resources, the Ministry of Health has mobilized nurses and doctors from other hospitals throughout the country to assist Danang in medical examination and treatment. Danang has reported more than 200 cases since the virus reappeared there on July 25. |
By Thien Minh