Dispersed Placement of Inpatients at Yeongdeungpo Hospital Following COVID-19 Confirmed Cases

On the 15th, 25 hospitalized patients were transferred to other hospitals... On the 16th, all 42 patients were successfully redistributed... 197 medical staff and patients underwent the third round of testing... Except for one in the first and second rounds, all tested negative

On the 16th, Cha Hyeon-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, is inspecting the situation at the Yeongdeungpo District Field Response Team in front of Yeongdeungpo Hospital.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) took proactive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community by closing Yeongdeungpo Hospital, where local confirmed cases occurred, on the 9th and sequentially dispersing isolated patients.

At Yeongdeungpo Hospital, which was closed after confirmed cases on the 9th, medical staff and patients who were present at the time were quarantined, with 42 patients admitted in 16 out of 20 rooms.

Since the confirmed case on the 14th was unable to avoid infection despite being isolated in a single room, urgent measures were needed to prevent additional infections among patients.

Accordingly, the district carried out a sequential dispersal of patients in densely populated wards within Yeongdeungpo Hospital to block further infections.

First, 25 patients on the 7th and 8th floors were dispersed to two hospitals on the 15th. From 12 PM to 4 PM on the 15th, 12 patients were transferred to Seoul Municipal Hospital, followed by the transfer of 13 patients to a hospital in the metropolitan area from 7 PM to 9 PM.

Additionally, 17 patients on the 6th floor were dispersed as much as possible across the 6th and 7th floors. As a result, all remaining inpatients are now managed in single rooms, fundamentally blocking the risk of additional infections and facilitating smoother management.

Furthermore, the district will conduct a third round of mass testing on 197 medical staff and patients on the 17th. Although all but one tested negative in the first and second rounds conducted from the 9th to the 14th, this is a preemptive measure to block any possible infections.

Alongside this, since the 9th, the district has set up a 24-hour on-site response team in front of Yeongdeungpo Hospital, and the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is also operating 24/7 to maintain a system for rapid response to COVID-related emergencies.

On the 15th, a vehicle transporting hospitalized patients within the hospital to be distributed to a hospital in the metropolitan area.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We have taken proactive measures to prevent any further infections within Yeongdeungpo Hospital where confirmed cases occurred,” adding, “Through the operation of the on-site response team, dispersal of inpatients, and continuous testing and monitoring, we will fully commit to protecting the lives and safety of our residents.”

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