“The Motol University Hospital in Prague has reduced surgical procedures with effect from 29 September. Exceptions are procedures for oncological patients and urgent procedures, “confirmed Pavlína Danková, spokeswoman for the largest hospital in the Czech Republic, Práva.
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Also in the University Hospital at St. Anny in Brno began to postpone some planned interventions.
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“We are postponing major endoprosthesis operations, especially in patients with multiple concomitant diseases, so that we can translate operated patients from the limited capacity of the ICU as soon as possible and minimize the number of postponed operations. Unfortunately, these are usually patients who have been waiting for the operation for a year or more, “Tomáš Tomáš, the head of the orthopedic clinic, told Práva.
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“On the contrary, we try not to postpone operations on patients who have already been postponed during the spring wave of the epidemic,” he added. Hospitals in Znojmo and Kyjov are proceeding in a similar way.
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Dozens of employees are incapacitated
On the other hand, the operation is not yet postponed by the Brno-Bohunice University Hospital. According to spokeswoman Veronika Plachá, this would only happen there if there were not enough beds for patients with covid. The hospital has 73 standard and another 22 can be used in the rehabilitation department.
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At present, 67 positive patients are hospitalized at the Bohunice University Hospital.
Due to the covid, all planned interventions and operations that can be postponed at the Jihlava Hospital were restricted at the end of last week. More than 50 employees are disabled, so the rehabilitation department was closed on Monday. Surgical and orthopedic operations have been suspended, and deadlines for neurology and skin surgery have been postponed. However, the outpatient clinics are working and oncology as well as all acute care is staffed.
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“For patients who are coming to us for a planned procedure, it means that it will be postponed. The staff will contact everyone by phone. Of course, the limitation of care does not apply to acute interventions or operations, where a time delay would lead to a worsening of the patient’s condition, “emphasized the hospital director Lukáš Velev. The duration of the measure is currently estimated at a week of up to 14 days.
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He also solves the illness of the staff at the Klaudián Hospital in Mladá Boleslav. “We have several sick nurses in the ARO department. Because of this, the operational plan must change. However, we do not yet anticipate that a larger number of operations will have to be postponed. In connection with the pandemic, fewer patients come here, “spokeswoman Hana Kopalová told Práva.
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However, the planned procedures also stopped in Cheb and limited selected orthopedic procedures in Karlovy Vary. But acute care continues. “If a damaged joint can affect the vascular system or there is another problem, we solve it. These are joint replacements that can withstand a delay, “Vladislav Podracký, a spokesman for both facilities, explained on the question, as is the case, for example, with hip joint replacements.
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So far, care has not had to be limited at all by the company Krajská zdravotní, an association of hospitals in Děčín, Ústí nad Labem, Teplice, Most and Chomutov. However, the decisive factor will be the development of the disease in the region in the coming weeks.
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There is no restriction in hospitals in the Pilsen or South Bohemian region. Only at the University Hospital Pilsen, there is a very slight decline in planned care, across all disciplines. “However, the operation for oncological patients is without restrictions,” said Právo spokeswoman Gabriela Levorová.
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In Prague, the usual situation usually applies, except for the mentioned hospital in Motol. “We have not limited orthopedics in any way, acute care continues. So far, it is normal operation, “Petr Arenberger, director of the hospital at the Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, told Práva.
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Ordinary care is not limited by the Bulovka Hospital either. “The only thing we did in addition was to open a single ward for patients with covid-19 at pneumology,” said spokeswoman Simona Krautová.
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