Thammasat University sets up field hospital in Pathum Thani

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Thammasat University sets up field hospital in Pathum Thani

By THE NATION

 

 

Thammasat University Hospital in Pathum Thani province has set up a field hospital in the province to serve asymptomatic patients or those having mild symptoms.

 

The hospital will take care of cases from seven provinces -- Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Singburi, Nakhon Nayok, Lopburi and Saraburi provinces.

 

The field hospital has 308 beds and over 2,500 personnel to serve patients. Next month, the hospital intends to add 48 more beds.

 

There are also interpreters in several languages to deal with foreign patients. ICU rooms with negative pressure are also ready.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401116

 

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[Muzzique]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

The field hospital has 308 beds and over 2,500 personnel to serve patients

 

Why is this needed when no one in Thailand has COVID?

If half of the people hospitalized die as is seen in other countries, then during the last 10 months, only 134 people have needed hospital treatment. That's about 1 person admitted to hospital every 2 days in the whole of Thailand.

 

 

Why do you need 356 hospital beds with for this? I thought people stayed at home and self isolated if the were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms?

 

The staffing ratio here means that even if it was full to capacity, there are still almost 6 staff for each bed for people who are not seriously ill.

 

There is a distinctly fishy smell here and it's not coming from a prawn buffet or a bar girls love socket.

 

 

Edited January 12, 2021 by Muzzique

[Stargeezr]

I believe these hospitals are for people who do not have extra bedrooms and bathrooms

where they can isolate from their families. Because, don't you know what isolation is

all about.  Not every Thai family has large houses, and are rich like the General PM or his staff

of rich people. There are poor people in Thailand too.  Think.....

Geezer