Due to the intense cold, 90% of Rosario's critical care beds were already occupied

Consecutive days of intense cold in the city triggered consultations and hospitalizations in the Rosario health system. To the point that there is already a 90% occupancy of almost 600 critical beds for respiratory images between the public and private sectors. "In some centers and hospitals, we have seen an increase in demand of 30 to 50%," said Municipal Secretary of Public Health Leonardo Caruana.

The grievor clarified that there was "no situation of collapse or overflow" "

In parallel, the municipality and the province worked in an articulated way with works prepaid and social to refer patients in case of missing space in areas of the state. 19659002] In dialogue with LaCapital Caruana pointed out that the peculiarity of this year was "the late arrival of low temperatures", which occurred only in the early days of June, compared to other autumns more temperate.

"In general," continued the official, "according to the epidemiological curves we have, there are still peaks of consultation and hospitalization demand for respiratory images in the last week of June."

In this sense, the head of the local health portfolio confided that "the last two weeks there has been a noticeable increase in consultations in all health centers and hospitals in Rosario." [19659002] Caruana stated that at present "there is 90% occupancy of critical beds in the health system" referenced for this type of seasonal tables, especially in public health centers. [19659002AccordingtothisnewspaperinRosarionearly600criticalbedsbetweenpublicandprivateproviders:259inneonatology277foradultsand38forpediatriccare

"The increase of consultations in the public and private sectors private is c Surprisingly, that's why it can happen "Caruana added:

He immediately clarified that the city's health care system" is not going through a saturation scenario. Until this year, we have not had full filling situations in our intensive therapy beds.

The head of the Local Public Health Secretariat said that every year "we met with the province, social workers and private providers on high demand dates to optimize all beds in the city. "

In this regard mentioned the importance of using" mechanisms called abridged hospitalization where there are intensive four-hour treatments to avoid definitive hospitalizations, mainly in children. "

This pre-intervention modality allowed the decompression of intensive care wards, particularly at the Víctor J. Vilela children's hospital where there were days up to 40 abbreviated hospitalizations. [19659002] Caruana pointed out that comes "working on the basis of an agreement with the private sector where we optimize all critical beds to avoid what has happened in a few occasions in the past, when we had patients circulating in the city with the ambulance unable to enter effector. "

In recent weeks, the administration has detected an increase in demand" that in some health centers is 30% Percent, in other 50 percent but without collapse . "

Caruana mentioned as mitigating the increase in demand" that the beds were increased in the Zona Norte Hospital and in the Centennial, in addition to the great fluidity with the one who works with the sectors of social security and private ones. "

" We are going through an intense winter, similar to other years, with a lot of work but with great resolution of cases based on the effort that interdisciplinary teams ", closed.

high levels of vaccination of at-risk groups stand out

The Municipal Secretary of Public Health, Leonardo Caruana pointed out the "high levels of vaccination against influenza" We were recorded this year in groups at risk.

"We started the campaign on March 3 and had very good coverage in all the city's vaccination centers." Vaccination includes the influenza vaccine for pregnant women, which must be applied to any trimester of pregnancy.The vaccine protects both the mother and the baby (through the pbadage of antibodies through the placenta) .In case of not having received it during the pregnancy, the mother must be vaccinated within 10 days after delivery. Children from 6 to 24 months are also included. They should receive 2 doses, separated by at least 4 weeks if they have not previously received two doses of influenza vaccine. Those who have received at least two doses of influenza vaccine should receive only one dose. In addition, it includes people aged 2 to 64 with certain conditions such as obesity, diabetes, respiratory diseases, heart disease, conbad or acquired immunodeficiencies, oncology patients, transplant recipients or chronic renal failure patients. under dialysis. At the same time, adults over 65 and health staff are taken into account