Dutch hospitals facing increasing shortage in ICU nurses
3 years, 4 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 persistent group of Netherlands residents who refuse to be vaccinated, and concerns about vaccines' effectiveness against new variants of the coronavirus. Diederik Gommer, ICU doctor and head of the Dutch association of intensive care NVIC, also raised concerns about the coming autumn, speaking on Op1. The choice is actually between treating one coronavirus patient in the ICU or treating eight people who have to undergo open heart surgery, for example, he said.

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Pediatric intensive care units full in the Netherlands due to RSV, flu epidemic
1 year, 11 months ago

Pediatric intensive care units full in the Netherlands due to RSV, flu epidemic

NL Times  

All intensive care units that specialize in treating children are currently completely full, said the Dutch professional association of nurses and caregivers, V&VN. This is in large part due to the flu epidemic and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV or RS-Virus, said the association. Renze Jongstra, a nurse at the Leiden University Medical Center, said that the …

Dutch Covid hospital total holds below 500 with fewer than 20 in the ICU; Infections low
2 years ago

Dutch Covid hospital total holds below 500 with fewer than 20 in the ICU; Infections low

NL Times  

The number of patients with Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals remained below 500 this week, something not reported by patient coordination office LCPS since September. They saw 382 hospitalizations during the last calendar week, compared to 330 the previous week. The important basic reproduction number dipped slightly from 0.98 to 0.97, indicating that 100 people contagious with the coronavirus on 29 …

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 …

Dutch Covid hospital total back below 600; New infections hit 80-day low
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total back below 600; New infections hit 80-day low

NL Times  

Hospital in the Netherlands were treating fewer than 600 patients with Covid-19 for the first time since June 24. Meanwhile, fewer than 9,000 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus this past week, the lowest weekly total since the beginning of June. There were nearly 700 patients in hospital care a week ago, meaning the patient total has dropped off …

Dutch health sector facing crippling supply and staff shortages
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch health sector facing crippling supply and staff shortages

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are facing significant shortages of medical supplies like needles, breathing tubes, vascular prostheses, and knee implants. On top of that, nursing homes are struggling with such major staff shortages this summer that they have to ask residents' loved ones to help, AD reports. The trade association of producers and suppliers of medical devices, Nefemed, confirmed to …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 7 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 7 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

Covid hospital total falls to 75-day low; No weekend hospital data expected
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid hospital total falls to 75-day low; No weekend hospital data expected

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,238 people with Covid-19 on Friday afternoon, the lowest total in 75 days. The intensive care total rose by seven to 101, the first time the figure has been above one hundred in five days. After falling to 86 on Monday, the lowest level in more than eight months, the ICU total creeped back …

Dutch Covid hospital total hits 11-week high; Over 300 admitted in a day
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total hits 11-week high; Over 300 admitted in a day

NL Times  

There were 1,952 people with Covid-19 in Dutch hospitals on Tuesday afternoon, the highest total since December 29. Hospitals admitted 312 patients between Monday and Tuesday afternoon, the highest total in over 13 weeks. On average, hospitals admitted 247 patients with the disease each of the past seven days, a week-on-week increase of 39 percent. Though that was the highest …

Dutch Covid hospital patient total shows first weekly drop in a month
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital patient total shows first weekly drop in a month

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,626 people with Covid-19 on Tuesday afternoon. It was the first weekly drop in the active patient total in nearly a month. The patient total included 171 people in intensive care units. Some 34,683 positive coronavirus tests were registered by the RIVM between Monday and Tuesday morning, the fourth straight day the total was …

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low

NL Times  

Despite the explosive rise in new coronavirus infections that started just after Christmas, hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have continued to fall. About 995 people were admitted into care since last weekend, 20 percent lower than a week ago. The LCPS said that 131 people were admitted between Thursday and Friday afternoon, including 16 intensive care patients. Members of the Outbreak …

Cabinet killed plan for 100 extra ICU spaces
3 years ago

Cabinet killed plan for 100 extra ICU spaces

NL Times  

The Ministry of Public Health scrapped a plan that could have meant around 100 extra intensive care beds available from the start of this month, the Volkskrant reports. The plan, drafted by patient distribution coordinator LCPS and the association of intensive care NVIC, involved concentrating this extra coronavirus care in three hospitals and recruiting ICU nurses from abroad. The detailed …

More ICU staff alone will not help overcrowded hospitals: LNAZ chair
3 years ago

More ICU staff alone will not help overcrowded hospitals: LNAZ chair

NL Times  

Hiring extra ICU staff alone will not solve the problem of overcrowded hospitals due to the Covid-19 pandemic, chair of the acute care network Ernst Kuipers told NU.nl. According to the LNAZ chair, "smart ICU systems" can reduce the workload on ICU staff by predicting "hour or a day" in advance when a patient's condition will deteriorate. Ultimately, this also …

Intensive care capacity expanded by 9 percent from today
3 years ago

Intensive care capacity expanded by 9 percent from today

NL Times  

Due to the increase in severe coronavirus cases, Dutch hospitals will increase the number of intensive care beds to 1,250 from Monday. So far, hospitals have had a total of about 1,150 intensive care beds, sometimes more, sometimes less. The Dutch Healthcare Authority reported last week that one in three hospitals could no longer provide scheduled care at all. Also, …

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 …

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 …

ICU nurse shortage will be a problem for years to come
3 years ago

ICU nurse shortage will be a problem for years to come

NL Times  

The Netherlands faces a shortage of intensive care nurses, and that shortage will be a problem for years to come, NU.nl reports. Last year, 462 people started training to become ICU nurses in Dutch hospitals, about 300 too few, according to NU.nl. According to V&VN, the main reason for not enough ICU nurses in training is that there are insufficient …

Covid ICU cases over 600 to reach 6-month high as 23,000 more test positive
3 years ago

Covid ICU cases over 600 to reach 6-month high as 23,000 more test positive

NL Times  

There were 605 people being treated for Covid-19 in intensive care units on Thursday afternoon. The combined total of 2,813 Covid-19 patients in the Netherlands was two percent higher compared to Wednesday. A total of 2,522 patients with the disease were admitted in the past seven days, nine percent more than the previous week. That was the third highest total …

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 …

4 in 10 ICU nurses facing anxiety, depression, PTSD
3 years, 1 month ago

4 in 10 ICU nurses facing anxiety, depression, PTSD

NL Times  

Four in ten ICU nurses are experiencing complaints like anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress as a result of work, according to a study by Radboudumc in Nijmegen and Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. In October, they surveyed 600 ICU nurses throughout the Netherlands. "One in four ICU nurses has been unable to work for a time since the Covid-19 pandemic, mainly …

ICU capacity simply can't be scaled up further, Gommers says
3 years, 2 months ago

ICU capacity simply can't be scaled up further, Gommers says

NL Times  

The Dutch intensive care units simply cannot grant the request of caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge to scale up to more than the current maximum of 1,350 ICU beds in the coming winter. Several media reported that the Ministry of Health recently asked intensive care units to consider whether it is possible to increase capacity again if the flow …

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 …

Scaling up ICU capacity not possible, healthcare experts say
3 years, 2 months ago

Scaling up ICU capacity not possible, healthcare experts say

NL Times  

Healthcare experts said increasing the ICU capacity above a maximum of 1,350 beds is impossible, NOS reported. Although the healthcare system scaled up its ICU capacity last year, staff shortages in the healthcare sector will not allow for more than 1,350 ICU beds this year, according to Buurman. If the current coronavirus measures remain unchanged, the RIVM expected between 180 …

Dutch GP's struggling under after-Covid work pressure
3 years, 2 months ago

Dutch GP's struggling under after-Covid work pressure

NL Times  

General practitioners in the Netherlands are struggling with a heavy workload in catching up on care postponed during the Covid-19 pandemic while also struggling with staff shortages. They often have to answer phones themselves because they can't find an assistant, or can't go on holiday for rest because they can't find a replacement for themselves, GP's association LHV told NOS …

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients sent to the ICU this week; ICU total at 10-week low
3 years, 2 months ago

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients sent to the ICU this week; ICU total at 10-week low

NL Times  

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients in the Netherlands were admitted to an intensive care unit during the past seven days, the lowest for any week-long period since mid-July. An average of just under 7 patients were sent to an ICU each of the past seven days when they were first hospitalized, according to data from patient coordination office LCPS. On …

Coronavirus baby boom: Dutch maternity wards struggling to keep up
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus baby boom: Dutch maternity wards struggling to keep up

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in the midst of a baby boom and the maternity wards at Dutch hospitals are feeling it. The combination of staff shortages and a higher birthrate already resulted in a few women being transferred to Antwerp, because there was no space in the Dutch NICUs, Nieuwsuur reports. "The NICU nurses were also in intensive care units for …

Covid is here to stay so more ICU beds are structurally needed , doctors say
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid is here to stay so more ICU beds are structurally needed , doctors say

NL Times  

The coronavirus will not disappear completely and will continue to put extra pressure on the intensive care units in Dutch hospitals. The number of ICU beds therefore needs to be structurally increased, the ICU heads and administrators of six large hospitals - including Diederik Gommers of intensive care association NVIC - said to newspaper Trouw. At the end of August, …

Cabinet must intervene now, or we risk Covid code black: ICU expert
3 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet must intervene now, or we risk Covid code black: ICU expert

NL Times  

Diederik Gommers, intensive care doctor and head of the Dutch association for intensive care NVIC, again appealed to the government to take measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Scaling up the ICU capacity is not possible at the moment, as staff members are sick or overworked at home, or taking much needed vacation, Gommers said. Training new nurses …

More intensive care staff easier said than done: Health Minister
3 years, 4 months ago

More intensive care staff easier said than done: Health Minister

NL Times  

Staff shortages in Dutch intensive care units are a well-known problem that is not easy to solve. That said caretaker Healthcare Minister Hugo de Jonge in response to calls from the care sector to make more effective policy. Diederik Gommers, chairman of the Dutch Association for Intensive Care, warned on Wednesday morning that ICU capacity is at the end of …

Dutch Covid hospital total up 2% with ICU’s treating a the most in 10 weeks
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total up 2% with ICU’s treating a the most in 10 weeks

NL Times  

The number of Covid-19 patients being treated in Dutch hospitals rose for the fourth straight day, according to patient coordination office LCPS. On average, hospitals took on 76 Covid-19 patients each of the past seven days, including 15 who went to intensive care. Figures from the LCPS show that 533 patients were admitted for Covid-19 the past seven days, down …

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 …

Dutch Covid hospital total falls four percent to 12-day low
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total falls four percent to 12-day low

NL Times  

The number of patients in hospital care for Covid-19 fell by four percent to 656, patient coordination office LCPS said on Wednesday. The current total included 210 patients in intensive care units, a net decrease of four after taking into account new admissions, discharges, and deaths. Though the figure is relatively low considering over 800 Covid-19 patients were in Dutch …

Dutch covid hospital total below 1,000 for first time since Oct. 6
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch covid hospital total below 1,000 for first time since Oct. 6

NL Times  

The Covid-19 hospital patient total in the Netherlands sunk below one thousand on Sunday for the first time since October 6. With 11 fewer patients in care on Sunday compared to Saturday, the hospital total has dropped by 60 percent in one month’s time. That pushed the seven-day average down to 2,324 on Sunday, 25 percent less than it was …

Dutch Covid ICU total below 450 for first time since October
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch Covid ICU total below 450 for first time since October

NL Times  

The hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 447 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units on Tuesday. That was a 32-week low, and the first time since October 20 that the total dipped below 450. The ICU total decreased by about six percent, a net decline of 30 patients, since Monday afternoon. “Even with this positive and declining trend, we …

Covid hospital total hits six-month low as infections fall further
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid hospital total hits six-month low as infections fall further

NL Times  

The Covid-19 hospital total in the Netherlands continued to fall on Sunday dropping to its lowest point since December 11, 2020. The moving average for hospital admissions was down 27 percent on Sunday compared to the end of last week. On average, 166 people were admitted to hospital per day this week, down 47% from the third wave peak. The …

Dutch Covid hospital total plunges below 2,000; Lowest point in 10 weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total plunges below 2,000; Lowest point in 10 weeks

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,899 patients with Covid-19 on Thursday, five percent fewer compared to the previous day. The total included 621 patients in intensive care, a net decrease of 16, and 1,278 patients outside of the ICU, down 87 compared to Wednesday afternoon. The combined total was 15 percent lower compared to a week ago, putting the …

Dutch healthcare system further strained amid Covid crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch healthcare system further strained amid Covid crisis

NL Times  

The pressure on regular hospital care increased slightly over the past week with 51% of hospitals saying they were not able to perform all of their scheduled procedures, compared to 49% last week. Nine hospitals indicated that they were no longer entirely able to provide critically important care which can be planned in advance within a six-week window, Dutch healthcare …

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, 8 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 …

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 …

Netherlands reaches 4 million Covid vaccinations; Covid-19 hospital total falls
3 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands reaches 4 million Covid vaccinations; Covid-19 hospital total falls

NL Times  

The Netherlands administered its four millionth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to estimates provided by public health agency RIVM. Covid-19 hospital figures fall below 2,500 Dutch hospitals were treating 2,499 people with Covid-19 on Wednesday, a two percent decrease in 24 hours. The total was also two percent lower compared to one week ago, a trend which …

Northern provinces scaling down regular care as Covid infections rise
3 years, 9 months ago

Northern provinces scaling down regular care as Covid infections rise

NL Times  

Hospital in the Netherlands' northern provinces are starting to scale down regular care again as the number of coronavirus patients rise. According to the local acute care network AZZN, the pressure on healthcare in northern Netherlands is great at the moment, and will only increase in the coming weeks. At the moment, Noord-Nederland is getting about 180 new infections per …

Dutch ICU leaders want hospitals to start vaccinating against Covid-19 on Monday
3 years, 11 months ago

Dutch ICU leaders want hospitals to start vaccinating against Covid-19 on Monday

NL Times  

Frontline healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic in hospitals across the Netherlands should be vaccinated starting on Monday, said country’s two leading experts in intensive care. He thinks the Netherlands should immediately begin vaccinating healthcare workers who treat Covid-19 patients, intensive care and emergency room staff, and ambulance personnel. “We believe that in healthcare, especially in situations where the pressure …

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 …

Crucial operations under threat as coronavirus spreads through hospitals
3 years, 11 months ago

Crucial operations under threat as coronavirus spreads through hospitals

Dutch News  

Hospitals in the Netherlands could have to postpone crucial operations such as cancer surgery and kidney transplantations if the number of Covid-19 patients continues to rise, the healthcare authority NZa has warned. A spokesman told the Telegraaf that ‘critical scheduled operations’ that normally have to be carried out within six weeks were under threat because of a shortage of beds …

Crucial operations under threat as coronavirus spreads through hospitals
3 years, 11 months ago

Crucial operations under threat as coronavirus spreads through hospitals

Dutch News  

Hospitals in the Netherlands could have to postpone crucial operations such as cancer surgery and kidney transplantations if the number of Covid-19 patients continues to rise, the healthcare authority NZa has warned. A spokesman told the Telegraaf that ‘critical scheduled operations’ that normally have to be carried out within six weeks were under threat because of a shortage of beds …

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