Large Hospital Emergency Rooms in Daegu See Surge in 'Mild Patients'... Recently Over Half of Total Cases

Impact of Medical Community's Collective Strike... "Non-Emergency and Mild Patients Should Go to Emergency Rooms of Small and Medium Hospitals"

On February 28, medical staff were walking to change shifts at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, where isolation beds for COVID-19 confirmed patients were prepared.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Recently, the proportion of non-emergency patients using six major hospitals in the Daegu area has increased by about 10-20% compared to usual.

As it was reported that the proportion of mild cases among emergency patients exceeded 50% amid the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), Daegu City issued a press release urging restraint in using emergency rooms of small and medium-sized hospitals.

According to Daegu City on the 26th, since the indefinite work stoppage of residents began on the 21st and the second collective medical strike from the 26th to the 28th, an emergency medical system has been activated, and emergency rooms of large hospitals are crowded due to mild patients.

In the data released that day, Daegu City stated, "As mild patients flock to emergency rooms of regional large hospitals, severely ill patients who urgently need treatment may not receive proper care," and urged, "Non-emergency or mild patients should use emergency rooms of small and medium-sized hospitals."

Meanwhile, information on emergency rooms of small and medium-sized hospitals and general clinics is posted on the websites of Daegu City, district and county (public health centers), and the emergency medical portal E-Gen.

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