It is not ruled out that new beds will be added by the private sector to meet the much increased needs for patient cases, both non-covid and covid, said Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga, who visited the “Achillopouleio” hospital in Volos this morning. , which in recent days has been under enormous pressure from the large number of coronavirus cases.
The Deputy Minister of Health stressed that “the health system has been greatly strengthened in the last two years, but a system that accepts additional imports is more difficult and we want to see where we can help” and added: “Employees and doctors do what they can and we are close to them. Staff are constantly being recruited with announcements, more than 2,500 doctors have been recruited and announcements of auxiliary staff are in progress. Our intention and decision is to help the public sector, but the private sector must also help and there is a case for new beds and beds, covid and no covid. It is done in consultation with the Health Regions in what is needed “.
In a meeting with the management of the hospital, the administration of the 5th Health District, directors of clinics and workers to deal with the pandemic, Ms. Gaga pointed out that “for many years there was no plan for how many doctors we need and the specialties are not produced by day to day. It is not a process that lasts two months “.
It was mentioned at the meeting that if there is a need for even more hospitalizations, the 7th floor of “Achillopouleio” will be available, while an additional 10 beds are available for non covid patients at the “Elpis” polyclinic in Volos.
The Deputy Minister of Health also had a meeting with the President of the Medical Association of Magnesia Efthymi Tsami and discussed the inclusion of private doctors in the system for the needs of the pandemic, who will be able to cover the morning hours, will be included in the on-call program and will be paid 2,000 euros per month tax-free and 250 euros each on duty, but they will be taxed.
It is worth noting that the Medical Association of Volos calls on the doctors of Magnesia, mainly physicians and pulmonologists to join the system and help patients in need.
“Achillopouleio” “hospital of Volos, one of the largest hospitals in the country, in recent days is under enormous pressure due to many cases of patients with covid-19 and already in the last 24 hours 114 people are treated with covid, 3 clinics have been set up for this purpose and maybe open a fourth. All 5 negative pressure chambers are complete.
A total of 371 people have died from the coronavirus in Volos
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