Recently, NSW Hundreds of nurses working in the ICU jointly sent a letter to Governor Gladys Berejiklian, warning that the NSW epidemic will continue to worsen-the hospital needs to add more staff to take care of the patients.
It is reported that this letter was signed by NSW ICU medical staff and their patients for the lack of appropriate conditions for hospitals in the new state. "Extremely worried".
wrote: “In view of the long-term unsafe staffing conditions, and due to the surge in cases of new crown , we cannot provide the care you expect us to provide, and our patients deserve it. The key level of care received."
"We are very worried about whether we are able to provide safe care under the current level of staffing provided by the NSW government for the state’s ICU."
"In NSW, there has never been a critical moment like this, and ICU should have a standard staffing 4sp _span _span _span7 _span7." "We urge the NSW government to urgently resolve the ICU staffing crisis.It can't wait any longer!
It is reported that NSW has six weeks to face the most significant pressure in the history of its ICU system, as medical staff are preparing for the future "difficult and exhausted" period.
According to the prediction model of the Burnet Research Institute , it shows: Even if the new crown causes the hospital system to usher in the most difficult period-the end of October and November is expected It is also not believed that the occupancy rate of the ICU will reach the surge capacity of nearly 1550 patients.
This model shows that the number of cases in the new crown hotspots will continue to increase until mid-September, reaching up to a maximum of every day 2000 cases.
The impact of the number of cases on the hospital and ICU will follow, and it is expected that as many as 3900 patients will need to be admitted to the hospital.
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By the end of October when the stress is highest, three out of five ICU patients may have COVID-19.
The peak period of ICU patients is estimated to be 947 people.Of these, 560 will be COVID-19 patients and 387 will have other diseases.
At that time, some ICU patients will be treated in other spaces such as operating rooms, and doctors and medical staff will take care of more patients than usual.
By November, the number of hospitalizations will begin to decline, which is a positive effect of increased vaccination coverage.
The model also shows that the ICUs in South Western Sydney, Western Sydney, Nepean Blue Mountains and Northern Sydney are close to saturation.
In this regard, AMA NSW Chairman Danielle McMullen said: The government must also consider the impact on patients who need non-new crown treatment.
She said on Tuesday: "The decision to suspend elective surgery, and other changes to patients that require non-scheduled surgery in public and private hospitals, as well as changes in public and private hospitals A major impact must be balanced in the plan for how to address the needs of patients in the coming months."
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