Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital Suspension of new acceptance of extremely serious patients September 30, 22:39
At Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, where infections with new coronaviruses such as inpatients and doctors have been confirmed one after another, the infection of one staff member was newly confirmed, and doctors and others were on standby at home. In particular, we stopped accepting new patients with extremely severe medical conditions from the 30th.
At Hiroo Hospital, infection with the new corona virus was confirmed in a total of 16 patients, including 10 patients who had been hospitalized in the surgical ward by the 29th, 1 doctor who worked, and 5 nurses. Of these, one patient has died.
Furthermore, on the 30th, a new infection was confirmed by a clinical engineer, and 25 staff members, including doctors and nurses, were put on standby at home because of contact.
Due to this effect, the hospital stopped accepting new patients from the critical care center from the 30th.
In addition, the dialysis work has been reduced by half, and up to 4 people can receive dialysis at the same time.
It will be resumed after the doctors and nurses are no longer waiting at home and the system is in place, at the earliest after the 6th of next month.