CCTV News: The National Health and Wellness Commission said that in recent days, acute respiratory diseases in China have continued to rise, which is related to the superposition of various respiratory pathogens. In some areas, the pressure of outpatient and emergency departments continues to increase, and it is difficult to register and see a doctor slowly. Recently, the joint prevention and control mechanism in the State Council has also issued a notice, requiring all localities to co-ordinate the deployment of medical resources according to the incidence situation. In the past few days, local medical institutions have continued to increase the supply of medical services, improve service processes, and maximize patients’ medical experience.
Recently, major hospitals in Beijing have ushered in the peak of pediatric visits. Peking University No.1 Hospital mobilized doctors with pediatric practice qualifications and experienced nurses from other departments to support the front line of pediatrics, optimized outpatient scheduling and extended outpatient working hours. Pediatricians work flexibly according to the daily source situation, the laboratory increases the blood sampling window, and the medical imaging department shortens the reporting time.
The Pediatric Hospital affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai has more than 8,000 emergency visits in the past week, and the daily emergency infusion volume has exceeded 1,400. The hospital has increased the number of experts and general night clinics from the original 18 consultation positions to ensure that 26 consultation positions can be consulted at the same time. The hospital expanded the infusion area, increasing the number of infusion places from more than 100 to 400.
Tianjin implements daily monitoring of the diagnosis and treatment data of pediatric clinics, fever clinics, emergency departments and patients in hospitals in the city, so as to achieve timely warning and timely response. The whole city promotes the pediatrics of Chinese medicine hospitals to be "fully open" and improve the ability of primary diagnosis and treatment.
Xi ‘an City, Shaanxi Province has increased the supply of primary medical services, and increased the number and time of visits to district-level hospitals, including community hospitals. Since November, Xi ‘an First Affiliated Children’s Hospital has added 20 doctors every day. The hospital has strengthened the important role of appropriate technology of traditional Chinese medicine in children’s medical care and rehabilitation, and used traditional Chinese medicine to effectively relieve symptoms for some emergency children with fever and cough.
Medical institutions actively respond to the rising incidence of influenza in southern China
Every year, the flu peak in northern China will arrive two to three weeks earlier than in the south. With the temperature drop in southern China, monitoring shows that the incidence of influenza in southern China has been rising continuously in recent days, and local medical institutions have also taken corresponding measures to improve service processes and strengthen resource reserves.
The Children’s Hospital affiliated to Chongqing Medical University received more than 12,000 outpatient and emergency consultations this week. The hospital has implemented online and offline pre-screening and triage, quickly triaged patients with fever, sent more experienced senior experts to make home visits during breaks, and set up a "green channel" for critically ill children to enter the hospital.
Since the end of November, Fudan Zhongshan Xiamen Hospital in Fujian Province has been equipped with sufficient medical staff in the fever clinic, and the medical staff at the pre-examination desk will classify patients according to the priority of respiratory diseases. Improve the service processes such as registration, inspection and taking medicine, reduce unnecessary links and improve the efficiency of medical treatment.
Compared with the same period of last year, the number of children in Huzhou Central Hospital in Zhejiang Province has doubled.
In addition to further expanding medical strength, hospitals play the role of compact urban medical body and make full use of the resources of primary medical institutions to serve patients.
Strengthen preventive measures to protect "one old and one small"
In view of the recent increase in respiratory diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province has also taken defensive measures against the susceptible population of "one old and one small" and built a "healthy defense line".
In a pediatric clinic in Hangzhou, recently, mycoplasma pneumonia, infantile influenza and adenovirus are the main causes of children’s illness, and a small number of children have mixed infections. Under the guidance of the health construction department, primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou have taken measures such as strengthening health education, emergency vaccination and disinfection to do daily protection.
The elderly are also susceptible to infectious diseases. Many communities in Hangzhou protect the health of the elderly through health talks, on-site medical services and sending health messages.
Source: CCTV
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