Field hospital for COVID-19 patients set up in Ha Nam
(VOVWORLD) - A field hospital for COVID-19 patients has been set up in the northern province of Ha Nam where a number of locally transmitted cases have been detected over the past few days.
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Professor Doctor Nguyen Quang Tuan, Director of Bach Mai hospital, says after 24 hours, the Bach Mai Field Hospital was set up and ready to receive COVID-19 patients.
Mr. Tuan said as the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more complicated in Ha Nam province and other localities nationwide, Bach Mai hospital has sent 3 working teams with more than 100 doctors to support and work with doctors in Ha Nam to set up the field hospital.
He said F1 cases with high risks like those with underlying diseases, the elderly, and children will be moved to the field hospital for treatment. The hospital has more than 400 beds with necessary medical equipment and high-tech devices including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19 patients.
5 teams of doctors specializing in intensive care, infection, cardiology, and pediatrics are available at the hospital.