Jeonnam Province Puts Full Effort into Managing COVID-19 Group Quarantine in Psychiatric Care Facilities

Prior Designation of Medical Institutions for Home Treatment Management

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province is putting all its efforts into patient management by pre-designating home treatment management medical institutions for each group quarantine mental care facility in response to the spread of COVID-19.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 17th, the designated home treatment management medical institutions provide management equivalent to intensive care groups for home treatment when confirmed cases occur in mental care facilities.

If the contracted doctor's affiliated medical institution or the affiliated medical institution of the mental care facility meets the requirements for designation as a management medical institution, it is given priority designation as a home treatment management medical institution.

The designation requirements for management medical institutions are at least 1 to 2 doctors and 3 to 5 nurses per 150 people, with a system in place to operate personnel capable of 24-hour consultation and treatment, and response in emergency situations.

However, if the designation requirements are not met, existing home treatment management medical institutions in the region are designated for management.

Confirmed patients in mental care facilities are managed the same as home treatment, but since sufficient one-on-one counseling with patients is difficult, health management such as monitoring is conducted through the assigned nurse.

In particular, those classified as high-risk groups receive intensive management, including twice-daily telephone monitoring.

The management target is limited to confirmed patients in the respective facility and is managed temporarily until bed transfer or quarantine release.

A Jeonnam Province official said, "We expect that pre-designating home treatment management medical institutions for each mental care facility will contribute to preventing the spread through rapid response in case of group infections," and added, "If necessary, we will visit the designated home treatment management medical institutions on site and strive to manage bed waiters in mental care facilities."

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