The staff at Dragon's Health Center in Umeå have been on a business trip in Riga this weekend. Now the plane that is going to take them home has broken down and everyone is stuck on Arlanda.
The idea was that they would fly with SAS departure at 17.45. Instead, it looks like there will be flights to Skellefteå tomorrow at 09, which means that the staff will not be able to be at work until around lunchtime.
- We now have to provide this information to patients. Everyone who has a time booked in the morning will probably not be able to get help as intended. In urgent cases, we may refer you to other health centers or the emergency room, says Katarina Adolfsson.
"Have a little panic"A doctor has managed to get off with a flight, but otherwise the health center will have minimal staff on site.
- We can't control this. We have a little panic, we don't know how to get hold of patients, says Adolfsson.
The doctors and nurses have tried to re-book the tickets, but it is full. Neither train nor bus seems to be resolved during Sunday evening.
- We will sleep in hotels here. We have explained the situation to SAS, that it is an entire health center that is affected.
SVT is looking for SAS for a comment.