Itapetininga Hospital faces overcrowding in six of the nine sectors

According to the hospital administration, six of the nine sectors face overcrowding. The emergency room, which currently has 10 beds, has 19 patients admitted, resulting in a capacity of 190%. See occupation by sector below:

In addition to the sectors, the medical clinic is operating at close to capacity, with 95.6% of beds occupied.

As a containment measure, the hospital temporarily canceled elective surgeries, that is, those that are not urgent.

Along with the cancellation, the HLOB asked the municipalities neighboring Itapetininga not to refer patients who do not have an urgent clinical condition to the unit. Overcrowding also poses a risk of ambulances being held back, given the lack of spare stretchers in the hospital.

The HLOB administration reported that there is no specific reason for the hospital's overcrowding.