STOLBTSY, 8 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited Stolbtsy Central District Hospital on 8 December, BelTA has learned.
Chief physician of the hospital Svetlana Glebko told the head of state about the organizational structure of the institution, its logistics and personnel.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that from now on the focus will be placed on the employer-sponsored training of medical personnel. “We need to make clear decisions. We train a lot of specialists but healthcare institutions still suffer from staff shortages,” the president stressed.
The head of state added that special attention will be paid to the development of inter-district hospitals. There are four such hospitals in Minsk Oblast: in Borisov, Molodechno, Soligorsk and Slutsk. “We want to transfer many surgeries to inter-district hospitals from the research and practice centers of Minsk, regional hospitals, and to improve the quality of services in inter-district hospitals,” he said.
The chief physician spoke about the treatment of coronavirus patients. There are currently 121 patients with COVID-19 at Stolbtsy Central District Hospital. According to Svetlana Glebko, the coronavirus incidence has decreased over the past few days. In November, 20 patients were registered per day. Over the past days there have been 12 such patients per day.
“A decline from 20 to 12 cases is a very good showing. Let us hope that we have hit the plateau. After all, the number of case is reducing,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Stolbtsy Central District Hospital is designed for 339 patients. The hospital employs 803 specialists, including 130 physicians and 327 nursing staff.
To provide medical care to patients with COVID-19, the hospital has opened an infectious disease unit for 143 beds in April. There are 105 oxygen supply units, ten ventilators.
Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told the media that treatment of coronavirus patients in district hospitals is carried out according to the same standards as it is done in the Belarusian capital or regional centers. Severe patients are transferred to higher-level healthcare facilities if necessary. Last week, for example, one such patient was transported to the regional medical institution.
According to the minister, there are many more coronavirus patients in the district hospital today than there were during the first wave. Still the hospital has the resources to tap into. The hospital continues providing planned medical aid.
“We will use this example to see how regional medical assistance is organized at the level of small district centers,” Dmitry Pinevich added.
On 4 December Aleksandr Lukashenko visited Vitebsk Oblast Maternity Hospital. In late November, the president paid a visit to Minsk City Hospital No.6.
