The pressure on intensive care units is so great that emergency departments often have to temporarily stop accepting patients, according to an analysis of statistics provided by the national emergency network LNAZ, the NL Times reported on June 15.
He noted that emergency departments were closed for an average of about 40 hours in the first quarter of this year, compared to the 35 hours departments were closed last year.
Branches were mostly closed in the regions of North Holland-Groningen and Friesland-Drenthe. In the first quarter, branches in these areas were closed for an average of 107 hours. Brabant had the best results in this regard, with an average of just three hours.
David Baden, an emergency doctor and president of the Dutch Society of Emergency Doctors, said the growing number of department closures was a bad sign.
“This shows that the pressure on intensive care is increasing. A closed compartment is the final step for an overloaded system; you decide to close only when there is no other option. “Excessive overcrowding also leads to a loss in the quality of care provided.”Baden said.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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