Several hospitals pulls the emergency brake
2015-01-28 22:04
Many Swedish hospitals have been severely strained in recent times. At least eight Swedish major hospitals have gone in staff position since the New Year, writes Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
This means that the planned treatments can be set up and staff required to work overtime. The reason may be lack of staff leading to closed beds.
One of the hospitals that went in staff position for almost a day in January, the South Hospital in Stockholm.
The medical safety was never in danger, but it was full at the hospital while we did not get in the way of pre-treated patients, says medical director Maria Bennermo to SvD.
Helsingborg Hospital went up another step on the scale and had backup mode for a few days in January. Some patients were sent for example to other hospitals and some operations were stopped.
It feels very bad to have to take it, says Björn Zackrisson, the head of Skåne Care Sund, told the newspaper.
Although he says there was never any danger medically.
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