RSUI Adds Beds To Treat COVID-19 Patients

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DEPOK - The University of Indonesia Hospital (RSUI) in Depok City, West Java, has increased the number of beds for treating COVID-19 patients following an increase in cases of SARS-CoV-2 type corona virus infection. in Depok City, so as an anticipatory measure we are moving quickly to increase the capacity of beds (beds) on the 11th floor with a total of 25 beds," said the President Director of RSUI, Dr. dr. Astuti Giantini was quoted as saying in a university press release received in Depok, Saturday, February 19. He said that RSUI had made additional beds for treating COVID-19 patients since the first week of February 2022. Additional beds for treating COVID-19 patients, according to him. carried out in stages based on the conditions of transmission of COVID-19 and the availability of places to care for patients with corona virus infections in health care facilities in Depok City.

Astuti said that not all COVID-19 sufferers need medical treatment at the hospital. The handling of patients is carried out according to the symptoms experienced by referring to the provisions regarding the management of COVID-19 patients from the Ministry of Health. like patients (with) comorbidities," he said. COVID-19 sufferers who do not experience symptoms of illness or experience mild to moderate symptoms, he continued, are advised to self-isolate at home or centralized isolation facilities or accommodation specifically to be prepared for patient quarantine. COVID-19 RSUI provides 66 beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, consisting of eight beds in the intensive care unit, 50 beds in the negative pressure isolation room, one bed in the neonatal intensive care unit, and seven beds in the neonatal intensive care unit. emergency department. Currently as many as 89 percent of beds in r isolation money and 71 percent of beds in intensive care units have been used to treat COVID-19 patients.