19 Oct. 2022 – Dr. Rachadaphon Sila, director of Nong Hee Hospital, Roi Et Province, revealed that since September 1, Nong Hee Hospital has opened a patient care service. Home Ward, which is caring for patients at home. by a team of local and multidisciplinary doctors Preliminary starts in 7 disease groups as prescribed by the Department of Medicine, namely 1. Urinary tract infections 2. Covid-19 in group 608 that can take care of themselves at home 3. Respiratory infections such as pneumonia with requirements that must be injected with disinfectant 1 time per day. 4. Patients with high blood sugar levels. 5. Patients with high blood pressure without dangerous conditions 6. One Day Surgery or one day return surgery
However, at present, Nong Hee Hospital can take care of 6 groups of diseases, except for One Day Surgery or One Day Surgery. From the data from September 1 to September 30, 2022, 29 patients were admitted to the service, who were urinary tract infections. Covid-19 patients group 608 patients with high blood sugar and blood pressure patients The hospital bed is currently 15 beds.
Dr. Rachadaporn said that Nonghee Hospital opened in 2013 and is considered to be the smallest hospital. Can provide outsider service only following the year 2017 that he took the position It was found that the people wanted to have inpatient services. or admin too If the hospital will open a ward for inpatients, it will have to request action. And the hospital itself doesn’t have the budget to open an inpatient ward. Therefore, it may take up to 5 years to complete the procedure.
“Personally, I am a family medicine doctor. intended to come to Nong Hee Hospital Because they wanted to make it a hospital near their home, near the heart or Super Primary Care, there was a discussion with the people in the district. And there was a robe to raise funds to build an inpatient building. Until 2019, Nong Hee Hospital can provide inpatient services with 10 beds and can be registered with the National Health Security Office (NHSO). Dr. Rachadaporn said.
Dr. Rachadaporn said that in the past, hospitals would not be able to reimburse for treatment for inpatients who received care at home like inpatients. Finally, it has to be done on a case-by-case basis, for example, withdrawn according to each fund, such as the terminally ill fund, the elderly, bedridden patients, etc. But following registering with the NHSO, it can be withdrawn. All of these are due to cooperation of the Office of Primary Care System Development, NHSO, Department of Medical Services, MOPH.
Dr. Rachadaporn said that the important point of organizing the Home Ward service system is to work with the people in the community, the patient or the patient’s relatives in a sustainable way. And the medical team saw the well-being of the people as well. Including the people will be the owner of the health of the family. and the NHSO itself piloted ‘Nong Hee Hospital’ to take care of patients at home Reimbursement of medical expenses from the ‘Gold Card’
