Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol (right) explains the CIU bed shortage issue during the live broadcast yesterday (May 9). Screenshot: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The number of beds available for COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units (ICU) at Phuket government hospitals is nearing ‘critical’, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has revealed.

 

If the number of patients needing ICU care continues to rise, patients at government hospitals may soon need to be transferred to private hospitals, or even to hospitals outside Phuket, Dr Chalermpong said.

 

Dr Chalermpong revealed the news during a live broadcast at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday evening (May 9), joined by Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-icu-beds-near-critical-stage-79958.php

 

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With this low numbers, how is this possible ? All infected in ICU now ?

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2 hours ago, Deli said:

With this low numbers, how is this possible ? All infected in ICU now ?

The B.117 variant which is more transmissible also often leads to Pneumonia. 10% of Phuket hospitalised cases are showing severe symptoms.  At the government hospital, there are 200 beds available, but only 19 ICU beds for severe cases. ICU beds are already half full, and the number of pneumonia patients who may soon require those beds is growing quickly. An 80% bed occupancy is considered a critical situation for the ICU.

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“If the nine rooms are full of severe symptom cases, that will be a big critical stage. We may need to transfer our patients to other provinces or private hospitals, which may involve additional costs,” Dr Chalermpong said.

 

So in total they have 9 beds for critical cases...