saturated resuscitation at SOS Santé and first patient transfers

Transfers to other hospitals

Transfers from Saint-Avold to other hospitals in the Grand Est region began overnight from Wednesday to Thursday at the SOS Santé hospital. A first patient suffering from a serious form of Covid-19 was transferred by road to Strasbourg. This Thursday morning, a second was by air towards Colmar. Consequences of saturated resuscitation. “We are obliged to proceed with this type of movement to allow us to welcome new patients”, deplores Denis Garcia, director of the Naborien hospital. “It has been a week since all intensive care beds and critical care units have been under tension in Moselle. Saint-Avold is no exception ”. Regional solidarity remains the only way to meet the most pressing needs. “These transfers are made in agreement with the families of the sick”.

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Saturated resuscitation

Eleven patients are hospitalized in intensive care at SOS Santé Saint-Avold and one in critical care unit. The transfers that have just been made have made it possible to free up two places for cases of Covid-19 to be treated in an emergency. “We expect these two beds to be occupied very quickly,” sighs Denis Garcia. Increase the care capacity? The idea is still being studied, but it means mobilizing even more staff from other services and further deprogramming surgical interventions, knowing that for the moment, 50% of them have been postponed to a later date. All the so-called vital acts are maintained. “In this context of extreme tension, the staff is mobilized more than ever. The situation is getting more complicated and for all that, everyone is showing exceptional dedication ”.

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More and more serious cases

Absent from radar screens until then, the English variant sneakily settles in Saint-Avold and affects 8% of hospitalized patients. Its South African and Brazilian cousins ​​account for 67% of cases. As for the so-called “original” strain, it is declining to concern only 25% of patients. Another worrying element, increasingly young people who declare a severe form of the coronavirus. “In intensive care at SOS Santé, the average age is 61 years with people from 33 to 74 years old requiring increased surveillance”. The death toll rose to 115, four more than last week.

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Vaccination

In terms of doses of anti-Covid vaccines injected, SOS Santé is in the top three in Moselle after Metz and Thionville (230 doses / day). Since the start of the campaign, 10,359 people have been vaccinated, including 3,010 as a booster. Unfortunately, many people have yet to gain access to immunity: “I can understand the impatience of some. But, we are tied to the number of doses delivered to us. They are first centralized at the CHR in Metz before being broken down into the various establishments. Depending on the quantity of vaccines, we can open new time slots, ”says Denis Garcia.

SOS Santé hospital center / vaccination center, rue Ambroise-Paré in Saint-Avold. Appointments for vaccines can be booked either on www.doctolib.fr, or by phone on 03 87 91 81 70.

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