According to information to SVT Nyheter, several of the emergency hospitals in Stockholm are struggling to get the oxygen gas to corona patients. But despite the fact that the field hospital in Älvsjö has good access to oxygen, the hospital still gaps empty.
- It is totally inconceivable, says anesthesiologist Kajsa Giesecke to SVT.
She is one of several doctors who criticize the decision not to open up. As the founder of the respiratory hospital Remeokliniken, which was involved in the construction of the field hospital, she believes that the many care sites in Älvsjö and the good access to oxygen would play an important role.
- The information I receive from intensive care colleagues is that it is a very tough situation, that they are forced to prioritize which patients should receive intensive care, she says and continues:
- Those who are selected could be cared for there. The first treatment method for someone with covid-19 is oxygen therapy. The benefits in Älvsjö are that you can care for more patients who require breathing support.
"Has increased the entire capacity in a fantastic way"From the Stockholm region, it is felt that there is no need to open up because one must have succeeded in obtaining new care places at the emergency hospitals.
- We have succeeded in increasing the capacity of the entire healthcare system in a fantastic way over the past two weeks. So we have not had to use the hospital in Älvsjö, says Björn Eriksson, director of health and medical services.
Does this mean that the field hospital in Älvsjö is not needed?
- If we are to use Älvsjö, it should be for patients who need hospital care and when it comes to covid-19, it is primarily that they are in need of oxygen.
Exactly oxygen is there plenty in Älvsjö while the emergency hospitals have had to increase their capacity?
- Right now we see that we have enough oxygen for the patients we have.
It is unclear if the hospital will openAnd whether the hospital in Älvsjö will ever come into use is unclear right now.
- I can't say that now, says Björn Eriksson.
- It's tragic. Many of my colleagues feel frustrated by this, says Kajsa Giesecke.