Thai News Agency, July 27-Many hospitals. Announced to open for patients as usual on July 31, although the state announced a 6-day long holiday due to fear that patients were affected by the postponement of appointments. And become a workload must be added the next week. Advise not to announce a sudden stop
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chantachai Sittiphan, director of Chulalongkorn Hospital, mentioned the case of the cabinet announcing an additional holiday on July 31, resulting in a total of 6 additional holidays in the hope of stimulating the economy. many functions of the hospital have different working characteristics Every hospital has long patient appointments. therefore unable to stop on Monday, July 31, despite the understanding that Monday is a long holiday People may not come to all appointments. May take the opportunity to take a long holiday, with Chula Hospital on July 31, having appointments for major surgery 114 cases, endoscopy 86 cases, x-rays 400 people, chemotherapy 254 people, outpatients with appointments 3, 500 people. If it is a holiday, duty must be organized properly for people to stop What to do when it is announced as a public holiday? The impact is a chain of both workers and patients because the same patient may have to postpone appointments. become a new appointment and become an encroachment on patients with the same queue In this regard, the staff were more worried than the patients because they did not want to stop. part of OT did not have to pay By having an understanding with staff like a normal working day The officials feared that If stopped, there will be more problems. both queuing and if the hospital stops Patients who don’t know what to do to stop In this regard, it was seen that should stimulate the economy by working not a long break
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Surasak Leelaudomlipi, Director of Ramathibodi Hospital, said that there was a discussion with the service unit of Many hospitals agree That is, open for business as usual, the hospital has a system to scale work during holidays and pay OT to the staff, which when the cabinet suddenly announced and close many service units in The hospital therefore opened the service. because most of them agreed on the difficulty of patients in postponing appointments It’s a problem that the patient accumulates over the next week. But in terms of surgery or chemotherapy Have considered and screened the remaining 50% in cases that are urgently needed. Past the APEC I knew about a month in advance. Makes it possible to service and manage patient appointments. everything is normal We are rushing to make announcements to notify patients. and staff in the hospital
Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health Said he had given guidelines to the hospital under the Ministry of Public Health asking to open as usual. especially for surgery patients Must not cause an impact and let Dr. Narong Apikulwanich, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry went to communicate with the Provincial Public Health Doctors Club (MD) and the Hospital Club, General Hospital Center that the Ministry of Public Health Ask the hospital to open for service. but consider as appropriate that where can open where can be moved Which must be in the administration within that hospital and now it is found that there are many hospitals that have already been announced, including Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Vachira Phuket Hospital, etc. that are open for service.
Dr. Praween Tantaprapha, director of Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, said that the ministry and the hospital saw that there would be problems with patients. Because the next time has not been postponed in time And even more when it’s a long break When the official service is open, as usual, many people will flock to receive services. The service will not be enough, so the patient has made an appointment. as an appointment for surgery Therefore, it is necessary to make the hospital have a discussion with the deputy physician. to all medical organizations that if it can be opened, it should be done which will benefit patients, as for all 11 hospitals under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, open as usual.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency