In Hachioji City, Tokyo, the beds of medical institutions in the city that have been secured to accept patients infected with the new corona are almost full, and the public health center that coordinates hospitalization is less likely to be hospitalized even if the symptoms worsen. The sense of crisis is increasing as it is becoming difficult.
According to the Hachioji City Public Health Center, the number of people over the age of 60 infected with the new coronavirus in Hachioji City this month is about 2,000 as of the 14th, accounting for 15% of the total infected people, and the percentage is increasing.
Due to these effects, among the corona beds that accept patients who need hospitalization at eight hospitals in the city, about 230 beds that can be operated continue to be almost full.
In Hachioji City, the public health center cooperates with medical institutions in the city to collectively coordinate the acceptance of inpatients, and decides whether to give priority to hospitalization according to symptoms, etc. However, the number of beds is tight. However, even if the symptoms worsen, it is becoming difficult to be hospitalized.
On the 18th, a resident with an underlying disease from an elderly facility in the city received a phone call asking if he could be hospitalized due to worsening symptoms. However, the patient was followed up without being hospitalized.
Kengo Saito, a paramedic who is in charge of coordinating hospitalization, said, “There are cases where people cannot be hospitalized immediately even if their symptoms worsen. The hurdles to hospitalization are high because the corona hospital beds are almost full. It is the current situation,” he said.
On the other hand, regarding the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s start to review the grasp of the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus, Yuko Takahashi, deputy director of the Hachioji City Public Health Center, said, While it takes time and I have a simple question about grasping all the numbers, when I look back in the future, it will be important to grasp the data.