Guarding the health of the elderly population, patients with new crown infections around the world have been discharged from the hospital

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This Spring Festival, after careful treatment by medical and nursing staff, patients infected with New Crown from all over the country, have been discharged from the hospital one after another.

In the Public Health Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, a key hospital for the treatment of patients with new crown in Jiangxi Province, You Kailong, who suffers from tuberculosis, lymphoma and other underlying diseases, was discharged after being infected with the new crown virus in mid-January, after careful treatment by medical and nursing staff.

Patient YouKaiLong: His condition is getting better day by day, and he is feeling more relaxed, now he can take care of everything by himself.

In Sichuan Province Mianyang Central Hospital, the hospital has admitted tens of thousands of patients with new coronary infections since December last year, breaking the boundaries of departments, rational allocation of medical resources throughout the hospital, stratified and classified to carry out treatment. 88-year-old patient Wei Guoyu was discharged in the company of his family. The old man, who suffered from diabetes, hypertension and other underlying diseases, was admitted to the hospital with symptoms such as cough, tight breath and respiratory failure, and was later diagnosed with a new crown infection combined with a fungal infection in the lung. After nearly two weeks of active treatment, the old man met the discharge criteria.

Patient’s family Wei Jiong: At his age, we would like to thank the central hospital, including the doctors and nurses, for recovering so quickly. Especially for the Chinese New Year, which is a traditional holiday in China, the elderly were able to be discharged successfully and go home to reunite with their families.

During the Chinese New Year festival, the medical staff of Chengdu’s elderly institutions were on the front line, doing a good job of safety and health protection. From the prevention and treatment of diseases, strengthening health monitoring, timely mental health intervention, and smooth referral green channel, they are guarding the physical and mental health of the elderly in all aspects.

You Kezhen, an 88-year-old man living in the First Social Welfare Institution of Chengdu, had a sudden attack of breathing difficulty on the night of December 25 last year. She was found by a doctor on duty 24 hours a day and given timely treatment.

Dr. Zhao Chenxia, medical rehabilitation doctor of Chengdu First Social Welfare Institute: We were notified and arrived at the scene at the first time, monitored her life, checked her body, made a judgment on her condition, and then immediately gave oxygen, nebulization, and infusion to relieve the symptoms of her tightness.

At present, the elderly’s condition has basically returned to normal. The average age of the elderly in Chengdu No. 1 Social Welfare Institution is 86 years old, and 80% of the total number of elderly people are disabled and have cognitive impairment. In order to ensure the safety of the elderly through the winter, the hospital has established health records for all the elderly, strengthened daily health monitoring for those with underlying diseases, and increased the number of drugs in stock to provide timely and targeted medical treatment for the elderly.

Chengdu First Social Welfare Institute medical rehabilitation section chief Ren Xiaoqiu: our medical staff on duty 24 hours a day, once any condition we will promptly deal with, if the treatment can not be handled, we will contact the higher hospitals for timely referral. All the elderly people in our hospital have completed vaccination except for those with contraindications. We have also prepared sufficient medicine and epidemic prevention materials to protect the health of the elderly.

Chengdu No.1 Social Welfare Institute is vigorously building an intelligent senior care platform, promoting the intelligent application of electronic medical records, nutritional meals, medical tests and services, and guardianship and assistance for the elderly, exploring a new way of organic integration of health care and medical care, and effectively improving the sense of well-being, access and security of the elderly.

Ji Yan, deputy director of Chengdu No.1 Social Welfare Institute: We have developed a perfect service process and service system, according to the physical condition of the elderly, we will provide the appropriate level of care, so that the elderly spend a safe and peaceful Spring Festival.