TEMPO.CO, South Tangerang – Covid-19 patient isolation beds at the city General Hospital (RSU) South Tangerang was full on Monday, June 28, 2021. All beds in the isolation ward and ICU are no longer available.
“There is indeed an increase in occupancy, yes, it can reach around 19 Covid-19 patients who come in a day,” said the Head of the Medical Services Section. South Tangerang City Hospital Ronald Adrianto, Monday 28 June 2021.
According to Ronald, all Covid-19 patient Those who come to Tangsel General Hospital are accommodated in the emergency room, because the isolation room is full because there are too many patients.
“From the beginning, we have provided 38 isolation rooms, with this spike we will reopen up to 55 isolation rooms, and now they are also fully occupied by Covid-19 patients,” he said.
Currently, Tangsel Hospital has 55 inpatient rooms, eight transit rooms and four ICU rooms for Covid-19 patients.
“Here, a waiting list has been implemented, so those from the puskesmas contact us. If it is full, we will add it to the waiting list. Later if there is a slot, we will enter it into the transit room,” he said
South Tangerang Mayor Benyamin Davnie said the number of ICU beds available at hospitals in his area was full. Meanwhile, the occupancy of the isolation beds reached 89 percent.
According to Benjamin, the current public awareness must be higher to maintain health protocols in order to reduce the transmission rate of Covid-19 in the city of South Tangerang.
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MUHAMMAD KURNIANTO
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