Nighttime Clinics Suspended and OP Clinics Reduced at Taoyuan Hospital 部立桃園醫院停夜診.停收住院 減門診
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After the ministry-level Taoyuan General Hospital was confirmed to be the site of intra-hospital cluster infection, most of its outpatient services have been suspended while its impatient care unit has stopped taking in new patients. Meanwhile, the National Taiwan University Hospital has also announced new visiting restrictions.
On the evening of January 18, the Taoyuan Hospital has temporarily closed its nighttime outpatient clinics after a cluster infection of the coronavirus erupted inside the facility. The hospital has stopped admitting new patients and suspended medication pick-up services inside. Most outpatient clinics are temporarily closed and it is yet unknown when the clinics would resume. Patients visiting the outpatient clinics which are still running, are required to pick up their medications at pharmacies or clinics outside the hospital.
On the evening of January 18, the Taoyuan Hospital has temporarily closed its nighttime outpatient clinics after a cluster infection of the coronavirus erupted inside the facility. The hospital has stopped admitting new patients and suspended medication pick-up services inside. Most outpatient clinics are temporarily closed and it is yet unknown when the clinics would resume. Patients visiting the outpatient clinics which are still running, are required to pick up their medications at pharmacies or clinics outside the hospital.
(Did you chose to be discharged from the hospital earlier because of what has happened?) No. (You were scheduled to be discharged today?) Yes. (What is the situation like inside the hospital? How are the medical personnel doing psychologically?) It's all normal.
(Did you take extra precaution for coming to the hospital?) I wear my face mask as usual. (Are you at least a bit worried?) No, life and death are fated.
Following the increase in cluster infection cases, the hospital has established three controlled areas according to their levels of dangerousness with red zone being the most dangerous area, followed by yellow and green. The red zones are the areas where the confirmed cases had been active or the areas where positive specimen of the virus were found. Stringent controls are being implemented in the red zone and those who wish to enter are required to wear N95 face masks. The yellow zones are the peripheral areas to the red zone while the green zones are the low risk areas such as the outpatient clinics where the public could still enter and receive medical services.
The fact that the CECC had established a command post at the Taoyuan Hospital on Jan 18 was to investigate whether the route of infection came from face-to-face contacts or from the surrounding environment which may had been contaminated. The CECC will further investigate this situation.
In an emergency announcement, the National Taiwan University Hospital adjusted the visiting regulations as a response to curb further possible infections. Visiting hours are scheduled twice daily from 11am to 12pm and 6pm to 7pm for general wards while the visiting hours are limited to one hour once a day for intensive care units with prior appointment and a limitation of two visitors each time.
門診、掛號、領藥的鐵門拉下，部立桃園醫院18號夜間門診也開始休診。發生醫護院內感染，已經暫停收住院病人、大多數門診也休診，停到什麼時候、並不知道，也不接受院內領藥。至於、少部分科別、雖然持續看門診，不過，一律要到院外的藥局和診所領藥。
門診病患表示：「（現在就是因為裡面有狀況，所以先提前出院嗎？) 沒有！（本來就出院？) 對呀！ (裡面的狀況還好嗎？醫護人員的心理等等的問題？) 都正常。」
門診病患表示：「（你來，有沒有加強做什麼防護？) 還是一樣戴口罩。（你會不會有點小小擔心？) 不會，生死有命。」
由於醫院感染持續增加，目前將全院依危險程度分紅、黃、綠三區管制，紅區為確診個案曾活動或檢出環境檢體陽性區域，已嚴格管制人員進出，若要進入須戴N95口罩，而危險區域周邊為黃區，綠區則是門診區等低風險區，一般民眾仍可進入看診。
新光醫院副院長 洪子仁表示：「到底你的感染途徑，是因為面對面接觸而被感染，或者是因為你的環境，本身的一個點有被汙染，而被感染的一個情況？這個事實上，今天(1/18)指揮中心已經進駐到這家機構的時候，就可以針對這個情形，再做進一步的盤點的一個工作。」
而台大醫院昨天也緊急公告，配合政府調整探病規定，從19號開始，探病一天最多2次，一般病房上午11點到中午12點、以及晚上6點到7點，加護病房每天固定1次探病，每次限2名訪客，每次探病限1小時，要前一天申請預約。
