Recovering corona patients in hospitals in Amsterdam may be sent home earlier, because GPs take on part of the care. Internist-infectiologist Marc van der Valk from Amsterdam UMC says that in it AD.
The Amsterdam hospitals, together with the GPs and home care organizations in the capital, expect to be able to send about 50 patients home early per week. The GPs will then assist them where necessary.
Home with oxygen
“We often see that people who are over the mountain and recover, still need some oxygen for quite some time, while they are otherwise stable,” says Van der Valk in the newspaper. “If they can save themselves with informal care or minimal home care, they can go home earlier with oxygen.” According to Van der Valk, an average intake of 7 to 8 days can be shortened by 2 days in this way. “That has a major impact: it allows us to take in new patients earlier and to keep regular care up to standard.”
Van der Valk emphasizes that early sending home only takes place with the consent of the GP. “If he has a major outbreak in his neighborhood, we keep the patient here or we look for another solution. The GP must be able to access the care.”
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