Although it is a high figure that they view with “concern”, the president of the medical union highlighted the possibility of converting beds to face the demand for hospitalization.
Tuesday June 4, 2024 9:17 hrs.
The president of the Medical College of Chile, Anamaría Arriagada. Photo: Karin Pozo/Aton Chile.
The president of the Medical College, Ana María Arriagada, recognized an “overload of beds in the public system”but he estimated that there is still the possibility of converting them.
In an interview with Universo radio, the union leader added that “thanks to the use of the drug against syncytial virus, Nirsevimab, the situation in pediatrics is still much more approachable.”
“The ministry still has resources to make available to the extent that the network demands it. and we hope that happens,” said Dr. Arriagada.
At the same time, he said that the Medical College looks “with concern at the situation of critical beds, let us remember that the occupancy of beds in public sectors is close to 93%, not all of them are respiratory and that is why we are looking closely at the emergency situation. ”.
“There is a theme for the whole year, There are emergencies that are always with many hospitalized patients. and that they are also important to monitor now in winter,” he said.
He then mentioned that “there is still room for growth,” in relation to the possibility of converting pediatric beds to receive adult patients, as was done during the Covid 19 crisis.
“With the coverage that we have already achieved, it has made it possible to impact the consultation and the illness of young children, which is why it is so important that in the years that follow we recover (…) the vaccination rates that we always had,” because Thus, in his opinion, “we could actually change the face of winter“.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, the occupancy of critical beds in the public sector reaches 93.8%, while in the private sector 91% occupancy is recorded.
The president of the Medical College, Ana María Arriagada, recognized an “overload of beds in the public system”but he estimated that there is still the possibility of converting them.
In an interview with Universo radio, the union leader added that “thanks to the use of the drug against syncytial virus, Nirsevimab, the situation in pediatrics is still much more approachable.”
“The ministry still has resources to make available to the extent that the network demands it. and we hope that happens,” said Dr. Arriagada.
At the same time, he said that the Medical College looks “with concern at the situation of critical beds, let us remember that the occupancy of beds in public sectors is close to 93%, not all of them are respiratory and that is why we are looking closely at the emergency situation. ”.
“There is a theme for the whole year, There are emergencies that are always with many hospitalized patients. and that they are also important to monitor now in winter,” he said.
He then mentioned that “there is still room for growth,” in relation to the possibility of converting pediatric beds to receive adult patients, as was done during the Covid 19 crisis.
“With the coverage that we have already achieved, it has made it possible to impact the consultation and the illness of young children, which is why it is so important that in the years that follow we recover (…) the vaccination rates that we always had,” because Thus, in his opinion, “we could actually change the face of winter“.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, the occupancy of critical beds in the public sector reaches 93.8%, while in the private sector 91% occupancy is recorded.
The president of the Medical College, Ana María Arriagada, recognized an “overload of beds in the public system”but he estimated that there is still the possibility of converting them.
In an interview with Universo radio, the union leader added that “thanks to the use of the drug against syncytial virus, Nirsevimab, the situation in pediatrics is still much more approachable.”
“The ministry still has resources to make available to the extent that the network demands it. and we hope that happens,” said Dr. Arriagada.
At the same time, he said that the Medical College looks “with concern at the situation of critical beds, let us remember that the occupancy of beds in public sectors is close to 93%, not all of them are respiratory and that is why we are looking closely at the emergency situation. ”.
“There is a theme for the whole year, There are emergencies that are always with many hospitalized patients. and that they are also important to monitor now in winter,” he said.
He then mentioned that “there is still room for growth,” in relation to the possibility of converting pediatric beds to receive adult patients, as was done during the Covid 19 crisis.
“With the coverage that we have already achieved, it has made it possible to impact the consultation and the illness of young children, which is why it is so important that in the years that follow we recover (…) the vaccination rates that we always had,” because Thus, in his opinion, “we could actually change the face of winter“.
According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, the occupancy of critical beds in the public sector reaches 93.8%, while in the private sector 91% occupancy is recorded.
