This Sunday, the government of the Azores declared a state of public disaster due to the fire in the Ponta Delgada hospital, in order to “accelerate procedures” that would allow the “normalization” of the activities of the largest Azorean medical institution in a “short period of time”. “.
“The Government Council, meeting today in an emergency manner, declared a state of regional public disaster in the Azores due to the fire on Saturday at the Divino Espiritu Santo Santo Hospital (HDES) in Ponta Delgada, which led to the evacuation of all patients. from the hospital,” says a press release from the Azores administration (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM).
The regional government justifies this measure with the aim of “streamlining and speeding up procedures, especially public procurement, which will allow HDES to normalize its activities as soon as possible.”
This Sunday, in a conversation with the Lusa agency, the regional secretary of health and social welfare, Monica Seidi, said that the Ponta Delgada hospital has already undergone two inspections, but there are still no forecasts for the resumption of normal work in the largest Azorean health care facility. unit. .
A fire in the hospital forced the transfer of all hospitalized patients.
According to the head of the Azores health authority, there were “333 patients” in the hospital in Ponta Delgada at the time of the fire, and “240 patients needed to be transported.”
Critical and seriously ill patients were transferred to the CUF hospital in the city of Lagoa, while the rest were transferred to medical centers.
In addition, 30 hemodialysis users and 26 users were transferred to Hospital da Orta on the island of Faial, and 26 users were transferred to Hospital Santo Espiritu on the island of Terceira.
Two pregnant women will also be transferred to Madeira today, the head of the health department said.
“There are about 110 patients at the San Miguel Island unit headquarters in Ponta Delgada,” a government official told Lusa.
On the other hand, “to guarantee the care of the CUF Hospital in terms of intensive care, it was also decided to transfer to the Terceira Island Hospital the three patients admitted to this service,” added Mónica Seydi.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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