The head of the nursing hospital screams “27 people died…80% saved even if the transfer was quick.”

On December 21, last year, the entrance to the Hyo Plus Nursing Hospital in Sang-dong, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, was firmly closed. [연합뉴스]

“The ○○○ patient is in bad condition. Please give me a quick bed assignment.”

Moo Kim, director of Hyoplus Nursing Hospital in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, who was isolated from the same group (cohort) due to a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) group infection, has visited a group social network service (SNS) chat room several times since December 11, last year I sent this message. However, the power did not come easily. At this nursing hospital, 6 nursing care workers were initially confirmed as confirmed and cohort quarantined. On the 31st of last month, the eight confirmed patients who remained in this hospital were transferred to a hospital dedicated to Corona 19, and all were completed.

Director Kim, who met at his home in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 1st, pointed out the adverse effects of cohort isolation. Director Kim said, “One floor of the building is used as a nursing hospital, but after isolation, the hospital divided its own wards to separate patients,” said Kim. It was not absolutely.

It is said that bed assignments were not made in time, and the deaths were one after another. Only 27 patients died while waiting for a bed assignment after being confirmed confirmed in this hospital alone. Director Kim said, “I heard news about the bed assignment in the media, but our patient was not assigned a bed. That way, the number of deaths continued to increase.” He said, “Of the 27 deceased, even if the bed was well assigned, more than 80% would have lived. “This tragedy has occurred due to the lack of beds for severely ill patients.”

The place where the cohort was quarantined was like a’forsaken island’. The remaining medical staff and staff said they had to take care of everything from meals to patient treatment. All that was supported was bottled water and Level D protective clothing. In some cases, one employee who remained voluntarily due to lack of manpower in the hospital was confirmed late and died. Director Kim said, “I asked for a separate separation of voice employees, but it was not accepted.” “Although I was not an employee, I asked for support for a nursing care provider who remained voluntarily, but it was rejected. There was no caring for those who stayed in the hospital and tried to somehow endure.”

Director Kim criticized the government’s health care system with intense criticism, such as “there is no concept at all” and “it was an old fashioned fist”. “There was no preparation for the shortage of beds. “I don’t know,” he said. “If there is no countermeasure as it is now, the same tragedy will occur,” he stressed.

Reporter Chae Hye-seon [email protected]