Head of the Health Department continues to visit hospitals in Slovakia. On Saturday, May 9, he visited the University Hospital at Martine. At the same time, during a visit to the healthcare facility, it concluded that with high quality epidemiological measures we managed new coronavirus almost Total elimination. But war is not won, but as long as people are responsible, We can be successful, the minister said.
The hospital management informed the Minister for Health that The healthcare facility is ready to accept patients with delayed planned performances. This hospital continued to provide acute and subacute Health care and, from 11 May, fully operational in all patients with delayed health procedures by prioritisation, said Minister of Health Marek Krajčí.
At the hospital we start to minimize the so-called red zone for patients with COVID-19 disease for the essential need and release of white Hospital zones, said General Director of Hospital Dušan Krkoška.
Fortunately, it wasn't so tragic and that Dramatic, as we expected, but it is better to be ready and use the capacity to care for patients. We are currently at a stage when we are ready to provide healthcare to all our former and future patients,explained Medical Director of Dalibor Medical Facility Murgash.
In the first phase, the hospital was prepared for patients with new coronavirus 107 beds, in subsequent stages were able to prepare gradually 253 Bed. The hospital is currently prepared for the epidemiological situation in infectology and pneumology 60 common beds, four ICU beds and four beds for patients who will need artificial lung ventilation.
According to the chief of the Clinic of Pneumology and Ftizeology, Ivan Kocan approximately 50 patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 have been treated so far in the hospital; of About 30 patients were hospitalised on an outpatient basis.
We've virtually completely eliminated the virus, but it's still here. territory of Slovakia, although very strongly suppressed. As long as people are responsible, so I believe that in this state we could also stay far away, and the minister concluded Health.