October 19, 2022 – Dr Rachadaphon Sila, director of Nong Hee Hospital, Roi Et Province, revealed that since September 1, Nong Hee Hospital has opened a patient care service, Home Ward, which takes care of patients at home. . by a team of local and multidisciplinary doctors Preliminary start in 7 disease groups as prescribed by the Department of Medicine, namely 1. Urinary tract infections 2. Covid-19 in group 608 who can take care of themselves at home 3. Respiratory infections such as pneumonia with requirements that disinfectant must be injected 1 time per day 4. Patients with high blood sugar levels. 5. Patients with high blood pressure without dangerous conditions 6. One-day surgery or one-day return surgery
However, at present, Nong Hee Hospital can take care of 6 groups of diseases, with the exception of One Day Surgery or One Day Surgery. From the data from 1 September to 30 September 2022, 29 patients with urinary tract infections were admitted to the service. Covid-19 patients group 608 patients with high blood sugar and patients with blood pressure The hospital bed currently has 15 beds.
Dr Rachadaporn said Nonghee Hospital opened in 2013 and is considered the smallest hospital. Able to provide services to strangers only after the 2017 year he took office It was found that people wanted to have inpatient services. or even administrator If the hospital opens a ward for inpatients, it will have to request an intervention. And the hospital itself doesn’t have the budget to open an inpatient ward. Therefore, it may take up to 5 years to complete the procedure.
“Personally, I am a family doctor. destined to come to Nong Hee Hospital Since they wanted to make it a hospital near their home, near the heart or Super Primary Care, there was a discussion with the people of the district. And there was a dressing gown to raise funds to build a shelter building.Until 2019, Nong Hee Hospital can provide inpatient services with 10 beds and can be registered with the National Health Security Office (NHSO), said Dr Rachadaporn.
Dr Rachadaporn said that in the past, hospitals would not have been able to reimburse care for inpatients who received home care such as inpatients. Finally, it must be done on a case by case basis, for example, withdrawn according to each fund, such as the fund for terminally ill, elderly, bedridden patients, etc. But after registering with the NHSO, it can be withdrawn. All this is due to the collaboration of the Office of Primary Care System Development, NHSO, Department of Medical Services, MOPH.
Dr. Rachadaporn said the important point of organizing the Home Ward service system is to work with people in the community, the patient or the patient’s relatives in a sustainable way. And the medical team has also seen the well-being of the people. Including people will own the health of the family. and the NHSO itself piloted the “Nong Hee Hospital” to care for patients at home Ability to take medical bills from ‘Gold Card’
