Groningen hospital "technically at code black"
3 years ago

Groningen hospital "technically at code black"

NL Times  

The University Medical Center Groningen uses stricter criteria to decide whether someone will be admitted to intensive care, said Peter van der Voort, Senator and head of the ICU at the hospital, in talk show BEAU on Thursday. According to Van der Voort, the hospital does not have space for all the patients who need care. Van der Voort said that half of all Dutch ICU beds are occupied by Covid-19 patients. He criticized caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge and Ernst Kuipers of the national acute care network LNAZ.

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Amsterdam hospital to use AI to guide ICU discharges in world’s first
2 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam hospital to use AI to guide ICU discharges in world’s first

NL Times  

The Amsterdam UMC launched an experiment in which artificial intelligence will help intensivists decide when a patient can be discharged from the intensive care unit to a regular ward. It is also not good for a patient to stay in the ICU too long, intensivist Paul Elbers of Amsterdam UMC explained. “All very undesirable with the relatively low number of …

Gommers: Hospitals not at code black, but ICUs crowded
3 years ago

Gommers: Hospitals not at code black, but ICUs crowded

NL Times  

Hospitals have not reached 'code black' in the ICUs, but it is overcrowded, chair of the Dutch Association for Intensive Care Diederik Gommers said. Ten days ago, it was expected that there would be 680 Covid-19 patients in the ICU and according to Gommers, we would have ended up at code black if harsh measures were not taken. But 600 …

Cabinet to decide Friday about tightening coronavirus restrictions
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet to decide Friday about tightening coronavirus restrictions

NL Times  

The Cabinet will decide this Friday whether it will impose a new set of coronavirus restrictions on the Netherlands. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that the Outbreak Management Team will hold its next meeting on Wednesday evening, and will provide advice to the Cabinet the following day. He wants to know from the experts what it takes to "force …

Hard lockdown, school closure should be considered, says ICU leader Gommers
3 years, 1 month ago

Hard lockdown, school closure should be considered, says ICU leader Gommers

NL Times  

In ten days' time, the intensive care units will be at “Code Black”, with hospitals forced to decide which patients they can help, and who must be turned away, said Diederik Gommers during a Tuesday evening committee meeting of Tweede Kamer members. "I think there is now momentum to enact tough measures and to do so as soon as possible," …

Dutch hospitals preparing for "code black" scenario
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch hospitals preparing for "code black" scenario

NL Times  

It won't be long before hospitals in the Netherlands reach "code black," in which there are not enough beds to treat everyone who needs it. On Friday, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said that we are still "very far away" from a code black in hospitals. Langenbach said hospitals are waiting for Minister De Jonge to declare code black because …

Hospitals on the verge of delaying regular care as Covid admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals on the verge of delaying regular care as Covid admissions rise

NL Times  

As the number of coronavirus-related hospital admissions rises, Dutch hospitals are again starting to delay plannable surgeries and regular care, NRC reports after surveying the large hospitals. The number of Covid-19 patients increased rapidly last week, and partly due to high absenteeism, the hospital could not absorb the influx. "And if the number gets too high, then scenarios are ready …

Dutch hospitals facing increasing shortage in ICU nurses
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch hospitals facing increasing shortage in ICU nurses

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands are still struggling with a shortage in intensive care nurses, with some intensive care units even having less staff available than last year, the Volkskrant reported after surveying 14 hospitals. Less ICU capacity could well be a problem in the coming months, with the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading through the Netherlands, a …

Normally Dutch ICUs only have room for 100 Covid patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Normally Dutch ICUs only have room for 100 Covid patients

NL Times  

If Dutch hospitals go back to pre-pandemic situations, and no longer scale down regular care, there will only be about 100 intensive care beds available for coronavirus patients, Diederik Gommers, ICU doctor and head of intensive care association NVIC, said to NU.nl. These beds must be kept open for patients who need emergency intensive care, for example after a resuscitation …

No Patient To Be Refused Services, COVID Positive Report Not Needed For Hospitalisation: Centre Revises National Policy For Hospital Admissions
3 years, 7 months ago

No Patient To Be Refused Services, COVID Positive Report Not Needed For Hospitalisation: Centre Revises National Policy For Hospital Admissions

Live Law  

Days after the Supreme Court directed the Central Government to frame a uniform national policy on hospital admissions, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today revised the National Policy For Admission of COVID Patients to various categories of COVID facilities. The Health Ministry has called this move a 'patient-centric measure', which aims to ensure a prompt, effective, and …

Brabant hospitals at breaking point, IC wards are now full
3 years, 7 months ago

Brabant hospitals at breaking point, IC wards are now full

Dutch News  

Intensive care doctors from a number of hospitals in Noord-Brabant province have written to the health ministry and acute care organisation saying they have now reached their limits when it comes to treating coronavirus patients on IC wards. IC manager Merijn Kant told broadcaster NOS he was astonished that the government has decided to relax some of the coronavirus rules …

Brabant hospitals at breaking point, IC wards are now full
3 years, 7 months ago

Brabant hospitals at breaking point, IC wards are now full

Dutch News  

Intensive care doctors from a number of hospitals in Noord-Brabant province have written to the health ministry and acute care organisation saying they have now reached their limits when it comes to treating coronavirus patients on IC wards. IC manager Merijn Kant told broadcaster NOS he was astonished that the government has decided to relax some of the coronavirus rules …

Hospital in Breda prepares for 'code black' due to rise in Covid-19 patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Hospital in Breda prepares for 'code black' due to rise in Covid-19 patients

NL Times  

In the Amphia Hospital in Breda, the IC capacity for coronavirus patients has again been scaled up considerably. ICU medical manager Merijn Kant was "baffled" when he saw last week's press conference announcing some loosening of corona measures. 'Not ready for relaxation' The hospital in Breda made the news last week because Rogier Crolla, a doctor from the hospital, raised …

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms
3 years, 8 months ago

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms

Dutch News  

A further 9,292 new coronavirus cases were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down from Thursday’s high of 9,648 but still well above the weekly average. Despite the slight decline, acute care association chairman Diederik Gommers told podcast Virusfeiten that some hospital chiefs have told him they expect to be in the highest …

ICU expert says Dutch hospitals in Covid trouble; Warns of "Code black situation"
3 years, 8 months ago

ICU expert says Dutch hospitals in Covid trouble; Warns of "Code black situation"

NL Times  

Dutch Association for Intensive Care chair Diederik Gommers said he feared the country was approaching a "Code Black" situation, where hospitals have to choose between patients for the last remaining ICU admissions. Dutch hospitals were treating 839 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units on Thursday afternoons. One hard hit medical center is the St. Jansdal hospital in Harderwijk, which …

Dutch ICU system can’t scale up as planned due to staff shortage: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch ICU system can’t scale up as planned due to staff shortage: Report

NL Times  

Scaling up the national intensive care capacity to 1,550 beds is unlikely to succeed as several regions said they are unable to meet their targets, NU.nl reported after visiting hospitals in various regions in the country. They also reported that in the regions of Zwolle, Noord and Noord-West emergency room beds intended for calamities such as major traffic accidents are …

Groningen hospital designated to handle forced Covid quarantine
3 years, 10 months ago

Groningen hospital designated to handle forced Covid quarantine

NL Times  

The Ministry of Public Health designated the University Medical Center Groningen as the location where coronavirus patients who refuse to go into quarantine can be forcibly admitted if they pose a danger to public health, according to a publication in the Staatscourant, the official government publication where new laws are formally announced. UMCG was designated the coronavirus quarantine hospital, because …

Amsterdam hospital opens third ICU to cope with rise in Covid-19 admissions
3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam hospital opens third ICU to cope with rise in Covid-19 admissions

Dutch News  

Intensive care units are continuing to grapple with their biggest influx of patients since the peak of the first coronavirus wave despite signs that the number of infections is levelling off. However, intensive care occupancy increased from 684 to 712 as 54 patients were transferred to the ICU, the highest figure for a single day since April 9. The OLVG …

Amsterdam hospital opens third ICU to cope with rise in Covid-19 admissions
3 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam hospital opens third ICU to cope with rise in Covid-19 admissions

Dutch News  

Intensive care units are continuing to grapple with their biggest influx of patients since the peak of the first coronavirus wave despite signs that the number of infections is levelling off. However, intensive care occupancy increased from 684 to 712 as 54 patients were transferred to the ICU, the highest figure for a single day since April 9. The OLVG …

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January
4 years ago

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January

NL Times  

The Dutch government announced an emergency measure on Tuesday to freeze regular and scheduled medical care at hospitals in the Netherlands because of the rapidly rising number of Covid-19 patients. On Monday, Dutch hospitals were treating 2,162 patients with Covid-19, up a third since the start of the month. The hospitalized patient total was expected to rise to 2,540 by …

NL's hospitalized Covid patients enough to fill two hospitals, ICU boss says
4 years, 2 months ago

NL's hospitalized Covid patients enough to fill two hospitals, ICU boss says

NL Times  

The Netherlands currently counts enough hospitalized coronavirus patients to completely fill around two hospitals, Ernst Kuipers, head of the National Acute Care Network, explained to NU.nl. These are two very large hospitals full of patients who are seriously ill and need intensive care 24/7," Kuipers said to the newspaper. In order to keep regular care running, the national coordination center …

Covid-19: Hospital patient total nears 550; ICU admissions at warning level
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Hospital patient total nears 550; ICU admissions at warning level

NL Times  

There were 547 people being treated in Dutch hospitals for Covid-19 on Friday, the most since June 3. At the same time, the three-day average for Covid-19 patient admissions to intensive care hit 10.3, slightly higher than the level the Cabinet said could indicate new coronavirus restrictions are needed. Outside of the ICU, other hospital departments were treating 36 more …

Covid-19: Patient total low; Some regions with no patients at all
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Patient total low; Some regions with no patients at all

NL Times  

There were 91 people being treated for Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals on Saturday, an increase of three, patient coordination office LCPS said. While the patient total in and out of the ICU was still low, the Dutch healthcare system hit a milestone on Friday by having fewer than 90 patients admitted with Covid-19 for the first time since early March. …

Covid-19 patients in ICU at lowest level since March 5; Fewer than 100 in hospital
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 patients in ICU at lowest level since March 5; Fewer than 100 in hospital

NL Times  

There were 15 people with Covid-19 being treated in intensive care on Thursday, the lowest number of patients since March 5. "We currently have the lowest COVID IC occupancy in Dutch hospitals since the beginning of March," said Ernst Kuipers, the head of the Dutch acute care providers network. While a month ago there were 289 people being treated for …

Ten fewer Covid-19 patients in hospitals on Wednesday
4 years, 5 months ago

Ten fewer Covid-19 patients in hospitals on Wednesday

NL Times  

Afterfour days in a row where more Covid-19 patients entered the hospitals faster than they were discharged, the number of patients with the coronavirus disease declined on Wednesday for the second straight day. There were ten fewer people with Covid-19 being treated in Dutch medical facilities on Wednesday, patient coordination office LCPS said. The total of 105 patients included 20 …

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations decreases by 3 to 115 patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations decreases by 3 to 115 patients

NL Times  

There were three fewer people being treated for Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals on Tuesday, patient coordination office LCPS said. The decrease was entirely within the country's intensive care units, which were treating 21 people for the coronavirus disease, compared to 24 on Monday. At the same time, figures provided by nonprofit organization NICE suggested there may be about a dozen …

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations went up for fourth straight day
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Covid-19 hospitalizations went up for fourth straight day

NL Times  

Eleven more people were being treated for respiratory illness Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals on Monday, bringing the total up to 118. It was the fourth straight day with a patient increase, with admissions outside of the ICU at their highest total since July 3, according to figures from patient coordination office LCPS. Apart from intensive care admissions, 94 people were …

Dutch hospitals treating just 91 patients with Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch hospitals treating just 91 patients with Covid-19

NL Times  

There were just 91 people being treated on Thursday in Dutch hospitals for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The 91 patients included 21 people being treated in intensive care, an increase of one, according to patient coordination office LCPS. "The stable situation in the volume of COVID patients in Dutch hospitals gives peace, and also …

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