JAKARTA - COVID-19 patients in Kudus Regency, Central Java, have begun to be referred to hospitals outside the region, following the inadequate capacity of hospitals in the area due to a surge in COVID-19 patients. Speaking to the Kudus Regency COVID-19 Task Force Team, Andini Aridewi said, as of Friday evening, May 28, there had been six COVID-19 patients from the Loekmono Hadi Kudus Hospital who were referred to the KRMT Wongsonegoro Hospital, Semarang City. Mardi Rahayu Kudus Hospital is also trying to make referrals, but it has not been realized. "Starting Friday, May 28, patients who are confirmed positive for COVID-19 can be referred to hospitals outside the area without having to use the application system. Just by telephone," he said.
This policy was taken after there was assistance from the Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health and the Central Java Provincial Health Office to help accommodate referrals for COVID-19 patients from the first to third referral hospitals in Kudus Regency. The hospitals prepared include Tugu Hospital Semarang, Kariadi Hospital, KRMT Wongsonegoro Hospital, Ken Saras Hospital and Aryo Wirawan Hospital Salatiga due to the availability of isolation rooms can still accommodate. Due to the limited means of transportation, the Kesdam and KRMT Wongsonegoro Hospital are assisted to collect patients. The night of Friday, May 28, the patients were taken to the KRMT Wongsonegoro Hospital with the assistance ambulance. The Kudus Regency Government itself has tried to overcome the surge in patients at the hospital, which currently has an average occupancy of more than 90 percent, some even have 100 percent These efforts include providing a centralized isolation place in the Bakalan Krapyak Simple Rent Flats (Rusunawa) and the former dormitory of the Akbid Pemkab Kudus.
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