Following the surge in the number of critically ill patients with the new coronavirus, it was found that two medical institutions in Osaka City have stopped the "tertiary emergency" to accept critically ill general patients.
Both are said to be temporary suspensions to increase the number of critically ill beds for new corona patients, and Osaka Prefecture states that "the function of tertiary emergency care can be covered by other medical institutions."
In Osaka Prefecture, the number of patients with the new corona is increasing rapidly, and as of the 8th, the bed operation rate for critically ill patients has reached 83.1%, and the medical system is tight.
It was found that these two medical institutions in Osaka City have temporarily suspended the "tertiary emergency" that accepts serious general patients due to traffic accidents or sudden illnesses.
Of these, at the National Hospital Organization / Osaka Medical Center in Chuo-ku, Osaka, on the 7th, at the request of the prefecture, the new Corona, which currently has 15 beds, will be temporarily increased from the 9th to further increase the number of beds for critically ill patients. Has stopped accepting.
In addition, Osaka City University Hospital in Abeno Ward, Osaka, has temporarily stopped accepting applications from the 7th.
Both hospitals do not yet know when to resume the tertiary emergency.
Osaka Prefecture said, "At present, 14 other medical institutions in the prefecture that are responsible for tertiary emergency can cover the functions, but if the number of infected people increases at the current momentum, it will not be accepted by other medical institutions, and it will be used for general medical care. However, it may have a big impact. I would like to consider future measures while balancing the new corona support and general medical care. "