The sisters were both infected and the hospital had no ward and asked to go home to recuperate first (picture)
Ye Zhenni Comprehensive Report / Taipei City
Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has become more and more serious, and the situation of children who have not been vaccinated is the most critical. In addition, the news of the death of a 2-year-old boy in New Taipei City has caused great sadness to the public. Unexpectedly, both 13-year-old and 11-year-old sisters were infected with the virus in Taoyuan recently. The sister almost went into shock and was sent to Taoyuan St. Paul’s Hospital for emergency treatment. There is no ward at present, and the family members are asked to go home first, which makes the family feel chilled.
Sister died of epidemic risk in shock
According to “CTWANT”, there are a pair of 13-year-old and 11-year-old sisters Fenfen and Fangfang (pseudonym) in Taoyuan. Due to their poor family background, their mother who is hard of hearing takes care of all the household responsibilities. There are still 70-year-old grandparents who need to take care of them. The sisters were considerate and sensible since childhood and would help share housework. However, on the 16th, she received a notification from Fangfang’s class teacher that a child in the class was diagnosed, and following screening, the sisters were both diagnosed.
The mother of the two sisters said that since the early morning of the 17th, the two sisters had been suffering from constant diarrhea and fever, and the symptoms of the sister Fangfang were especially serious, and she even fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Fortunately, following the rescue, she was out of danger in the followingnoon, but Fangfang, who left the emergency room, might not wait for the medical staff to push her to the ward. Only then did she know that the hospital had no vacant wards. The bed is already available, or you will go back first?” The hospital’s reply made my mother very chilled.
Mother dissatisfied with asking for help, Taoyuan city councilor was “dumped”
The mother was extremely dissatisfied with the hospital’s response, and asked the local governor for help, but the governor once more “thrown the blame”. Finally, with the assistance of Taoyuan City Councilor Zhu Zhenyao, the mother and daughter were finally successfully admitted to the Chang Gung Hospital in Linkou for isolation.
The mother of the two sisters said that following this incident, she was shocked by the omissions in the epidemic prevention. He believes that children who have not been vaccinated are the most vulnerable group in this wave of epidemics, but the city government does not even have enough basic children’s wards. It’s not a case.” I hope the relevant units can “save the children” and not let the infected children “wait to die at home”.
However, St. Paul’s Hospital responded that infected patients must be admitted to the isolation ward, and the dedicated ward and isolation ward in the hospital were full of beds at that time, and the care methods for adults and children were different, so they quickly contacted Chang Gung for referral. As for the longer waiting time, it is because the infected patients need to be especially cautious, and Chang Gung must have special access, which will lengthen the referral process. There has been improvement, and now it is to vacate the dedicated and intensive care units to better care for the severely ill patients.
Children diagnosed with no ward?Su Baiwen: It changes every day
In response to this matter, Su Baiwen, deputy director of the Taoyuan Municipal Health Bureau, said that the hospitals currently treating children in Taoyuan are mainly Linkou Chang Gung, Buli Taoyuan Hospital and 804 Hospital. He does not know the conditions of Xiaofen and Xiaofang, but St. Paul is not a pediatrician24 In the hourly acute and critical care hospital, there may indeed be insufficient resources in this part, and it is relatively tight during the epidemic, but it is uncertain whether there are 200 children without wards to sleep in. After all, “every day is a changing number.”
Su Baiwen also mentioned that if the doctor evaluates that the patient can go home for care following treatment, the health bureau will respect professional advice. If the patient needs to be hospitalized but there is no ward in the hospital, the doctor will also coordinate with hospitals within the jurisdiction or outside Taoyuan City and initiate referrals. system.
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News source: China Television News
