The doorstep of the "medical" rely on - Jiangsu grassroots epidemic prevention and control of the first line of sight

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Early in the morning of January 27, Ms. Duan and her husband came to the village health office in Mudundao, Half Township, Sihong County, Jiangsu Province, because they were infected with the new coronavirus, and Tian Jun, the village doctor, prescribed them cough medicine and painkillers. “With Dr. Tian in, we have peace of mind.”

Tian Jun conducts health monitoring for the high-risk key population in Mudun Island.

During the Spring Festival holiday, the health room remained open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. When there were no patients at the health center, Tian Jun would go to the homes of high-risk key people over 65 years old to take their temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, etc. and pay attention to their health status.

This year’s Spring Festival was a bit special for Tian Jun. He did not return to his home in the county, and received his family to the island for the Spring Festival. “This is the first Spring Festival after the adjustment of the epidemic prevention and control policy, many of the island residents are elderly people with underlying diseases, I do not feel at ease. In the island for the New Year, they have something, a phone call I can get there in time.” Tian Jun said.

Mudun Island is a lake-centered island, residents to the township health center need to take a boat and then a car, to nearly an hour. For the island’s nearly 600 people, Tian Jun is their doorstep “medical” rely.

In order to guard the health of residents, like Tian Jun, primary health care institutions around Jiangsu medical staff to stand by their posts, to provide medical services for residents to ensure that they are timely during the Spring Festival holiday.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, in the oxygen therapy room of Nanjing Makufu Mountain Community Health Service Center, Grandpa Li, who is over 80 years old, was taking oxygen. He told reporters that he is in the recovery period after the new coronavirus infection, easily fatigued, and sometimes short of breath with chest tightness. “It’s just a five or six minute walk from home, so whenever I feel uncomfortable, I come here to ask the doctor to take a look and inhale oxygen. I get much more comfortable after each oxygen session.”

Residents inhale oxygen in the oxygen therapy area at Loujiang Community Health Service Center in Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Elderly people over 65 years old, pregnant women, children and hemodialysis patients are the key population for prevention, control and treatment of new coronavirus infection. Jiangsu has completed the mapping of these four groups of people in December 2022, and stratified and classified services according to risk classification. During the Spring Festival holiday, health management of key populations in Jiangsu continues to advance.

“How is the diet? Better body? How long have you been lying on your stomach in the prone position today?” …… During the Spring Festival holiday, Nanjing Xinglong Community Health Service Center general practitioner Sun Bin had to make daily health follow-up visits to 89-year-old Grandpa Zhang.

The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public. Every day during the Spring Festival holiday, Sun Bin will monitor their health through phone, SMS, WeChat and door-to-door, providing them with health advice and medication guidance. “We have a lot of elderly people in our community, and it’s reassuring to ask every day.” He said.

“The importance of health monitoring of key populations lies in the early and accurate identification of people at risk of serious illness and timely referral.” Zhang Xun, deputy director of Wutan Health Hospital in Funing County, Yancheng, said that at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, doctor Wu Xiaomei found that Dong Chen Village villager, 76-year-old Grandma Gu, had an oxygen saturation of 82 percent during a visit to key populations, and Wu Xiaomei judged that the old man had the potential to turn critically ill, and then reported the situation to Wutan Health Hospital.

After the adjustment of the epidemic prevention and control policy, four expert groups were set up in Funing County for medical treatment. The Wutan Health Center reported Grandma Gu’s case to the expert group, which deemed it necessary to refer her to the hospital. At around 4:00 p.m. that day, Grandma Gu was taken from her home to Funing County People’s Hospital. After active treatment, Grandma Gu was discharged from the hospital on January 27.

For the convenience of the masses, Jiangsu sinks more drugs, equipment and other medical resources to primary health care institutions. At the same time, Jiangsu also implements the provincial and municipal experts in charge of the area sub-area, the area medical and health institutions on-site rounds. During the Chinese New Year holiday, the experts patrol “not to close”. 5,126 times from January 21 to 27, Jiangsu sent experts to the grassroots medical and health institutions.