RTL Nieuws was given permission to film in the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Dordrecht. It provides a unique insight into the IC, at the heart of the corona outbreak.
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The hospital staff here are holding their hearts. They fear a second corona wave if the government broadens the rules. “I hope we don’t get that scenario again,” said IC nurse Leandra van de Nadort. And, says a colleague: “We still need this IC capacity for months.”
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Some 45 corona patients have been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Albert Schweitzer hospital since the outbreak. Sometimes they spend weeks fighting for their lives.
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So far, four people have died in the Dordrecht hospital. Some of the patients who are corona-free have returned home. Others recover step by step on the IC itself, such as 63-year-old Hetty van der Pijl. She is grateful for what the healthcare staff do. “We’re not going to make it without those people.”
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