Patient acceptance at "Osaka Corona Severe Center" Begins in stages

At the "Osaka Corona Severe Center" newly established by Osaka Prefecture as a saucer for critically ill patients, the acceptance of patients began in stages from the 15th.

Securing nurses, which has been an issue, is expected to be resolved by dispatching from local governments in each region, and attention will be paid to how much the degree of medical tightness will improve.

The operation began at the "Osaka Corona Severe Severe Center" established by Osaka Prefecture in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, and has been under construction since August to strengthen the system for accepting critically ill patients.

On the 15th, three people, including a SDF nurse dispatched at the request of the prefecture, arrived and entered the center.

According to the prefecture, 130 nurses are required to operate all 30 beds in the facility, and as of the beginning of this month, only 50 were secured, which was an issue, but the National Governors' Association and the Self-Defense Forces It means that there was a prospect of securing the necessary personnel after receiving the dispatch from such.

The center is promoting training for nurses who have gathered, and for the time being, the operation will be limited to about 5 out of 30 beds, and acceptance will be expanded in the future according to the proficiency level of the staff.

Governor Yoshimura "It is important to reduce the number of infected people"

Regarding the start of acceptance of patients at the "Osaka Corona Severe Center" on the 15th, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture told reporters, "With the support of many people amid the high tightness of severely ill beds, I am grateful to be able to move the center. However, since medical resources are limited, it is most important to reduce the total number of infected people. I would like to ask the citizens of the prefecture to cooperate in preventing infection. " ..

On top of that, Governor Yoshimura said, "Initially, the center has been reported to start from 5 beds. Since it is very important to start up, we would like to operate it well so that we can operate 30 beds." ..